Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster and writer who has become widely known as the presenter of BBC's flagship series A History of Scotland.Before that, his distinctive style was much in evidence as the charismatic presenter of the award-winning multi-part documentary series Coast and the author of its tie-in book.His archaeological training at Glasgow University was put to good use in BBC2's series Two Men in a Trench where he visited historic British battlefields and attempted to recreate the events of each battle. He co-wrote the two accompanying books. He has also presented the BBC series A History of Ancient Britain, Vikings, The Last Explorers and Sacred Wonders of Britain, as well as Coast Australia. He lives in Stirling with his wife and three children.Find out more at www.neiloliver.com or follow him on Twitter @NEIL_OLIVER_

It's an affectionate portrait by an author who, for all its flaws and magnificence, clearly loves his country

1. 4/5

   Intressant att läsa

   Mycket intressant bok. Neil förklarar på ett lätt sätt historien och det skotska folket. Är du intresserad av Skottland läs boken innan du reser dit.

   Pian B

   11 juni 2019

Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster and writer who has become widely known as the presenter of BBC's flagship series A History of Scotland.Before that, his distinctive style was much in evidence as the charismatic presenter of the award-winning multi-part documentary series Coast and the author of its tie-in book.His archaeological training at Glasgow University was put to good use in BBC2's series Two Men in a Trench where he visited historic British battlefields and attempted to recreate the events of each battle. He co-wrote the two accompanying books. He has also presented the BBC series A History of Ancient Britain, Vikings, The Last Explorers and Sacred Wonders of Britain, as well as Coast Australia. He lives in Stirling with his wife and three children.Find out more at www.neiloliver.com or follow him on Twitter @NEIL_OLIVER_

It's an affectionate portrait by an author who, for all its flaws and magnificence, clearly loves his country

1. 4/5

   Intressant att läsa

   Mycket intressant bok. Neil förklarar på ett lätt sätt historien och det skotska folket. Är du intresserad av Skottland läs boken innan du reser dit.

   Pian B

   11 juni 2019