Gavin Weightman
Gavin Weightman (born March 4, 1945) is a journalist and former documentary film maker who has specialised in the social history of London and Britain since the 18th century.[1] For London Weekend Television he produced and directed The Making of Modern London (1815–1914), The River Thames, Bright Lights Big City, Brave New Wilderness, and City Safari, among other series.[2] His books include The Making of Modern London, co-authored with Steve Humphries (recently re-issued by The Ebury Press); The Frozen Water Trade; Signor Marconi's Magic Box; and The Industrial Revolutionaries.[3] His journalism included many articles for New Society magazine in the 1970s. He lives in North London and concentrates now on writing social history books.[4]
Publications (selected)
- 1983: The Making of Modern London, 1815-1914 with Stephen Humphries (Sidgwick & Jackson)
- 1984: The Making of Modern London, 1914-1939 with Stephen Humphries (Sidgwick & Jackson)
- 1986: City Safari: Wildlife in London with Mike Birkhead (Sidgwick & Jackson)
- 1987: Christmas Past with Stephen Humphries (Sidgwick & Jackson)
- 1990: London River: The Thames Story (Collins & Brown)
- 1991: The Seaside (Collins & Brown)
- 1991: Picture Post Britain (Collins & Brown)
- 1991: London Past (Collins & Brown)
- 1992: Bright Lights, Big City: London entertained, 1830-1950 (Collins & Brown)
- 1992: Rescue: the history of Britain's emergency services (Boxtree, Channel Four)
- 1998: Polar Explorers (Explorers and Exploration series, Grolier Educational)
- 1998: North America (Explorers and Exploration series, Grolier Educational)
- 2003: Signor Marconi's Magic Box: The Most Remarkable Invention of the 19th Century & The Amateur Inventor Whose Genius Sparked a Revolution (Da Capo Press)
- 2003: What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us (BBC)
- 2003: The Frozen-Water Trade: a true story (Hyperion)
- 2005: London's Thames: the river that shaped a city and its history (St Martin's Press)
- 2007: The Industrial Revolutionaries: the creation of the modern world, 1776-1914 (Atlantic)
- 2007: The making of Modern London: a People's history of the Capital from 1815 to the present day (Ebury Press)
- 2011: Children of Light: how electricity changed Britain forever ( Atlantic)
- 2011: Restoration Home:the essential guide to tracing the history of your house (BBC Books)
- 2012: Secrets of a Titanic Victim: the story of the Real My Fair Lady ( backstory.la)
- 2015: Eureka: how invention happens (Yale University Press)
References
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