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Taylor Downing (born 20 July 1953[1]) is a British historian and television producer. He studied at Latymer Upper School and Christ's College, Cambridge University, where he achieved a Double First in History. He worked at the Imperial War Museum and then for Thames Television for several years. In 1982, he formed a production company Flashback Television, for which he produced more than 300 TV documentaries for British and American broadcasters including several long-running series which have won many awards. He has recently written several popular history books.[2][3]

His books include

Downing is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

References

  1. ^ "Taylor DOWNING personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Taylor Downing". www.latymerfoundation.org.
  3. ^ "Bloomsbury - Taylor Downing - Taylor Downing". www.bloomsbury.com.