Hi, I’m Sam, and welcome to Life & Other Stories.

I’m a television producer and archive researcher, and I’ve worked on projects for all the major UK broadcasters, from observational documentaries, current affairs singles and true crime boxsets to factual entertainment, blue chip history and drama series. I’ve sourced footage to illustrate allied war crimes, compiled historical briefs to inspire screenwriters and inform presenters, and I’ve even catalogued Spike Milligan’s personal archive.

I’m also a PhD researcher, scouring historical books and manuscripts for traces of people encountering the Arabic language in sixteenth century England. Did you know that a little vicarage in Tottenham was a centre of Arabic learning four hundred years ago?

I love history and I love storytelling. I particularly love how combining the two can breathe new life into the past. Life & Other Stories is an online home for my work, and the place where these two passions meet. 

Hi, I’m Sam, and welcome to Life & Other Stories.

I’m a television producer and archive researcher, and I’ve worked on projects for all the major UK broadcasters, from observational documentaries, current affairs singles and true crime boxsets to factual entertainment, blue chip history and drama series. I’ve sourced footage to illustrate allied war crimes, compiled historical briefs to inspire screenwriters and inform presenters, and I’ve even catalogued Spike Milligan’s personal archive.

I’m also a PhD researcher, scouring historical books and manuscripts for traces of people encountering the Arabic language in sixteenth century England. Did you know that a little vicarage in Tottenham was a centre of Arabic learning four hundred years ago?

I love history and I love storytelling. I particularly love how combining the two can breathe new life into the past. Life & Other Stories is an online home for my work, and the place where these two passions meet.