Justin Pollard
Film & TV Historian / Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MONACO | Green Pavilion | Executive Producer and Historical Consultant |
OPIUM | Tiger Aspect | Exec Producer and Historical Consultant |
UNTITLED PROJECT | Mandabach TV | Historical Advisor |
UNTITLED PROJECT | STX | Historical Advisor |
12 CAESARS | Green Pavilion | Co-Writer |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE INTERESTING BITS | Impossible Factual | Writer and Exec Producer |
VALHALLA, Seasons 1, 2 and 3) | MGM | Associate Producer and Historical Consultant |
BROOKLYN 2018 | HBO | Historical Advisor |
BORGIA | Company of Wolves | Research Consultant. |
BRITANNIA | Vertigo Films | Historical Consultant |
WILL | Monumental / TNT | Historical Consultant |
THE VIKINGS, Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 | MGM/ History Channel | Associate Producer & Historical Consultant. |
PAGE EIGHT | Carnival Films/ BBC | Research Consultant. |
QI | Quite Interesting Ltd/ Talkback Thames/ BBC1 | Writer/ Associate Producer. (Series 2 onward). |
PEAKY BLINDERS | Tiger Aspect/ BBC | Research Consultant. |
THE DRAGONS OF MIDDLE EARTH | National Geographic Television | Writer. |
CAMELOT | Starz/ GK-TV | Script Consultant. |
THE TUDORS: SERIES I-IV | Reveille/ Working Title/ TM Productions/ Peace Arch Entertainment Group, Inc. for Showtime | Research Consultant. |
ALEXANDRIA, GREATEST CITY ON EARTH | Lion Television/ Channel 4 | Writer/ Producer. |
GUNPOWER PLOT- EXPLODING THE LEGEND | Darlow Smithson/ ITV1 | Drama writer / Contributor. |
GELDOF IN AFRICA | Brook Lapping/ BBC 1 | Script Consultant. |
TERRY JONES' BARBARIANS | Oxford Film and Television for BBC | Development Producer. |
SEVEN AGES OF BRITAIN | Wildfire Television/ Channel Four | Producer and Writer. |
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES | WildDream Films for S4C/ A&E | Writer . |
LEGENDS OF THE LIVING DEAD | Transatlantic Films for S4C/ Discovery | Writer . |
$100 RIDE | Alliance Atlantis for National Geographic. | Writer. |
EGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE | Lion Television for BBC/PBS/DDE | Writer. |
TIME TEAM HISTORY OF BRITAIN | Videotext Communications/ Picture House for Channel 4 | Writer. |
TIME TEAM LIVE FROM YORK | Videotext Communications/ Picture House for Channel 4 | Writer. |
TIME TEAM SERIES VII | Videotext Communications/ Picture House for Channel 4 | Assistant Producer/ Writer/ Unit Director. |
TIME TEAM LIVE | Videotext Communications/ Picture House for Channel 4 | Assistant Producer. |
ROYAL SECRETS | Principal Film Company for TLC | Writer/ Researcher. |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MULAN | Disney | Historical Consultant |
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS | Warner Independent Pictures/Relativity Media | Research Consultant |
MARY POPPINS RETURNS | Disney | Historial Consultant |
LES MISERABLES | Working Title Films/ Cameron Mackintosh Ltd | Research Consultant |
MARY'S RIDE | OkoFilm Productions/ Skiapode/ Pathé | Research Consultant. |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN- ON STRANGER TIDES | Walt Disney Pictures | Research Consultant. |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN- ON STRANGER TIDES | Walt Disney Pictures | Research Consultant. |
RED TAILS | Lucas Films | Research Consultant |
ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Bandersnatch Films/Disney | Research Consultant |
AGORA | MOD Producciones | Research Consultant |
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS 2008 | Miramax | Research Consultant |
ELIZABETH:THE GOLDEN AGE 2007 | Working Title Films/Universal Studios | Research Consultant. A sequel to Elizabeth directed by Shekhar Kapur. |
ATONEMENT | Working Title Films/Relativity Media | Research Consultant. |
THE FOUR FEATHERS | Paramount/ Miramax | Script and Research Consultant |
ELIZABETH | Working Title Films/ PolyGram | Research Consultant. |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE REST IS HISTORY | Avalon | Writer / Producer series 1 & 2 |
Books
Justin also has columns in BBC History Magazine and E&T Magazine and is a regular contributor to History Today & The Idler and an occasional contributor to The Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, The Express, The Daily Mail and Lloyd's List.
Shortlisted Columnist of the Year 2008 (Press Gazette)
Shortlisted Columnist of the Year 2010 (PPA)
Shortlisted Columnist of the Year 2012 (PPA)
Children's
| Publication Details | Notes |
|---|---|
BIG QUESTIONS FROM LITTLE PEOPLE......ANSWERED BY SOME VERY BIG PEOPLE 2012 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |
Non-Fiction
| Publication Details | Notes |
|---|---|
ALEXANDRIA: CITY OF MIND 2006 Viking/ Penguin | A biography of the Hellenistic City of Alexandria. |
ALFRED THE GREAT: THE MAN WHO MADE ENGLAND 2005 John Murray | A biography of Alfred the Great |
SEVEN AGES OF BRITAIN 2005 Hodder and Stoughton | |
BUSES, BANKERS & THE BEER OF REVENGE: An Eccentric Engineer Collection 2012 The IET | |
BOFFINOLOGY 2010 John Murray | The real stories behind out greatest scientific discoveries. |
SECRET BRITAIN: THE HIDDEN BITS OF OUR HISTORY 2009 John Murray | Secret passages, events, societies, loves, identities and dark secrets of the grave. |
THE INTERESTING BITS: THE HISTORY YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED 2007 John Murray | All the best historical facts and stories that get left out of history books. |
A HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2007 Querus | A history of the development of archaeology from the 16th century to the present day. |
CHARGE! THE INTERESTING BITS OF MILITARY HISTORY 2008 John Murray | The truth behind man’s favorite hobby. |
WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 2008 Quercus | A history of the 40 greatest wonders on the ancient world from across the globe. |
Other
| Publication Details | Notes |
|---|---|
THE QI ANNUAL 'E' 2007 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |
THE QI BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE 2006 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |
THE QI BOOK OF ANIMAL IGNORANCE 2007 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |
THE QI ANNUAL 'H' 2009 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |
THE QI ANNUAL 'G' 2009 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |
THE ART OF WAR Quercus | Contributor. |
THE QI ANNUAL 'F' 2008 Faber & Faber | Contributor. |