Phil Craig
author, 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World; TV producer

Phil Craig is a bestselling author and multiple-award-winning film-maker. A former RAF cadet pilot, he studied history at Cambridge University, was a BBC graduate trainee and built his career working for iconic British TV series World in Action and Panorama. Later he held senior positions at the prestigious Brook Lapping production company, at the Discovery Channel and at ABC Television in Australia where he ran the entire factual output including its high-profile ANZAC centenary project.

Throughout his TV and writing career, Phil has spent many years researching and reinterpreting the story of Britain and its Empire during the Second World War, including his bestselling account of 1940 – Finest Hour, alongside his recent book 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World. 

He also hosts The Scandal Mongers Podcast.

Follow Phil on X: @philmcraig

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