Based on over two decades of research, my scholarly yet sympathetic talks about funeral customs past, present and future will get your group thinking and talking about how do we deal with this inevitable fact of life.

With a PhD on the history and folklore of death, dying and funerals, my publications include the Shire Library book 'Traditions of Death and Burial'. I've appeared on the History Channel with Johnny Vaughan, and on BBC and Australian national radio. I work with all sorts of groups large and small, and would love to hear from you!

I'm a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Bath, Hon. Secretary of The Folklore Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical society (FRHistS).