For Television and Film Work
Television and Media Appearances
Television and film work includes:
- Smithsonian Channel: Mystic Britain (Series 2) Episodes "Leeches, Plague and Potions" and "Gods and Monsters"
- The Great Plague: Channel 5 (pictures below).
- The Black Death: Channel 5.
-Ancient Autopsy More 4.
Episodes: "Alexander the Great" and "Genghis Khan"
You tube Documentaries
History Hit:
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- How Safe Were Medieval Medical Practices?
- Did People In The Medieval Period Brush Their Teeth?
- What Was Battlefield Surgery Like In The Medieval Period?
- Battlefield Surgery In The Age Of Gunpowder
- Napoleonic Battle Surgery
Films by Matt Lewis
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Medieval Dentistry and the Pelican
The Medieval Surgeon's Crossbow
Medieval Arrow Removal: Removing the Arrow from Henry V
Podcast
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Podcast: Story of England: Medieval Invaders with Dan Snow
I discuss the treatment of the Black Death in 14th Century
-Viral History
Web documentary series ("The Tudor Surgeon"five episodes)
Advertising films
The Black Country Living Museum:
"The Curious Quack Doctor" and "Poisons and remedies with the chemist"
Film
Handle With Care (2010) Chatback Productions. (Winner of the Best Short Film and Best Production Craft awards, Royal Television Society)
"Heart of the City: The Legacy of City Hospital" (2026)

Above:
History Hit
with Dan Snow

Above:
Ancient Auopsy
with Professor Suzannah Lipscombe

Above:
The Great Plague with John Sargeant
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Above:
The Black Death with
Raksha Dave
