Since retiring in 2015 as a specialist in career change, Peter has volunteered as a guide at Fountains Abbey. He has also presented a radio programme - 'A History of the World Special' - about his Uncle Bryn's five years as a POW (from 1940-45) in Poland and Czechoslovakia, which included six months in Auschwitz and four months in the small fort in Terezin.

Peter's talks reflect his interest in the history of Yorkshire, especially its numerous abbeys. The monks of the eight Cistercian abbeys were instrumental in rebuilding the county after the devastation of the Harrying of the North. This has led him to explore other links between Burgundy and Yorkshire, which include Selby, Rotherham and Scarborough. He also has a talk entitled "It's not just about Vampires" - about the literary links of Yorkshire's abbeys.