Stephen Butt

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This blog is about my interests in history and photography. I have always enjoyed discovering something new about the past, and there is always much to discover.

I am always pleased to chat about the subjects covered in my books and to hear about new historical research projects which I may be able to help you with.

I can also present illustrated talks to local history and heritage societies on a variety of subjects, some quite obscure, and I have my own audio-visual equipment.

If you would like to chat about a book, project, visit or idea, in the first instance, please contact me by email here.

Heatwave

ImagesPosted by Stephen Sat, June 17, 2017 17:10:29
With the heatwave set to continue all next week with temperatures forecast to rise to 28C on Tuesday and Thursday, here's a sultry summer image from Kibworth. The view is from the A6 looking easterly across the West Langton Road towards Tur Langton.

I took this photograph just after dawn, with the mist still lying across the fields. Fortunately, this is not near the section of the A6 which was deemed an Air Quality Management Zone in June 2017, so this is the cool air of the countryside, not the Nitrous Oxide from the thousands of diesel engines trundling through every day.

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Introduction

Stephen Butt grew up in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset and gained his first degree from Durham University.

He worked as a Studio Manager with the BBC at Broadcasting House and with the BBC World Service before moving to BBC local radio and finally BBC Radio Leicester where he presented and produced a range of programmes. Later he became a Senior Broadcast Journalist and joined the station’s management team.

He now enjoys writing and historical research, with over twenty books in print which combine an academic background in local history with a practical interest in photography. Stephen's BA degree was in Psychology and his MA degree is in English Local History (University of Nottingham).

During 2009/10 Stephen provided production and location research support for Michael Wood's major BBC television series Story of England for which he organised the Kibworth Dig involving local families in digging more than fifty archaeological test pits. He also worked on Mayavision International's Great British Story: A People's History, which was broadcast on BBC2 and BBC4 in Summer 2012.

Stephen has served as Honorary Secretary of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. In 2016 he was commissioned by Leicester City Council to provide the research and text for a new series of Heritage Panels.

He holds the Certificate in Local Government Administration and works as a Parish Clerk. He has also co-produced several short corporate videos for local government.

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