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Details for Professor Simon Potter
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Simon Potter |
| Job title | Professor of Modern History |
| Department | Department of History (Historical Studies) University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | BA(Oxon.), M.St.(Oxon.), D.Phil.(Oxon.) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society |
| Keywords | modern British history British empire media history twentieth century Britain nineteenth century Britain Canada Australia New Zealand |
| Areas of expertise | I have written extensively on the history of the mass media in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. I have written a book about the newspaper press in the British empire, and another on the BBC's imperial role. I also teach and write about the history of the British empire more generally. |
| Media experience | Radio work for Radio 4 and Irish radio. |