Ben Shephard (English historian)
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Ben Shephard (1948–2017) was an English
historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...
,
author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
, and television producer. He was educated at
Diocesan College The Diocesan College (commonly known as Bishops) is a private, English medium, boarding and day high school for boys situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The school was established on ...
,
Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
, and
Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...
. He graduated in history from
Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to th ...
and made many historical documentaries for the
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Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
, including producer of ''
The World at War ''The World at War'' is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. It was produced in 1973, at a cost of £900,000 (), the most expensive factual series ever produced. It was produ ...
'' and ''The Nuclear Age''. He died on 25 October 2017 at the age of 69.Ben Shephard
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Bibliography

* ''A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists, 1914—1994'', Jonathan Cape, London * '' After Daybreak: The Liberation of Belsen, 1945'', Pimlico, London, 2005, * ''The Long Road Home: The Aftermath of the Second World War'', Penguin Random House, 2012


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Brief Biography

Review of ''A War of Nerves'' in ''Medscape''

Review of ''The Long Road Home''
1948 births 2017 deaths Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town Alumni of University College, Oxford English historians English television producers People educated at Westminster School, London 20th-century British businesspeople {{England-writer-stub