Helen Carr is a historian, writer and history producer. She has produced history documentaries for the BBC, SkyArts, Discovery, CNN and HistoryHit TV and has previously worked for BBC Radio 4’s weekly programme In Our Time. Helen is a regular features writer for BBC History Magazine and has contributed to the New Statesman, History Today and History Extra. She now runs her own podcast, Hidden Histories, available on iTunes. She tweets at @HelenhCarr