Andrew J. Baker
SPEAKER AND LECTURER ON HISTORY, CONTEMPORARY AFFAIRS AND TODAY’S WORLD
Andrew is a fluent, engaging and entertaining speaker with a particular interest in social, cultural and political change at home and abroad since the First World War and the ideas and forces which have shaped today’s world. He gives his audiences insights into the times through which they have lived and has a sharp eye for detail and anecdote. Audiences invariably comment on the warmth, clarity, humour and accessibility of his presentations.
Andrew is a highly acclaimed cruise ship lecturer who also gives talks and presentations to schools and to a range of audiences across the country. The huge range of subjects he is currently offering appears below.
His incisive character portraits of many very different men and women whose extraordinary lives have shaped today’s world, are uniformly vivid and compelling while his insights into contemporary social and cultural trends and his ability to enable audiences to see the present within the context of the past, and have been widely praised.
Andrew taught in Grammar Schools for over 40 years and is the author of a best-selling book on Contemporary British Politics. Drawing on his experience of over 22 years as Headmaster of Westcliff High School for Boys, he recently published a further volume on Education and the Pursuit of Values: A Headmaster’s Reflections. He is now a freelance lecturer.
Audiences require no prior knowledge to find these presentations both moving and unforgettable. There are opportunities here to sit back, reflect, reminisce, remember, laugh and see our own times more clearly.
I found Andrew’s 45 minute lecture quite outstanding. I knew little about his subject beforehand but he held my attention completely and made his subject absolutely compelling. First-class.
I have listened to Andrew speak on several occasions on aspects of post-war Britain ranging from the Profumo Affair to Brexit, to Prime Ministerial enthusiasms and eccentricities. You need no prior knowledge to enjoy his presentations. The depth of his knowledge is impressive and his lively, witty and incisive delivery is superb. He supports his talks with power point visuals and invariably keeps his audiences both engaged and entertained. I recommend him without reservation.
Andrew is a commanding and engaging speaker whom I have heard on many occasions. He speaks with clarity, insight and humour and is able to connect with a range of audiences.
We have all lived through these times but Andrew’s use of telling detail and anecdote, his painting pictures with words and his absolute command of his subject, made all his presentations on our cruise utterly compelling.
The range and diversity of Andrew’s subjects is astonishing; his character studies are genuinely insightful and he has the ability to take controversial topics and speak about them with balance and sensitivity. Quite outstanding.
Contact
Organisations wishing to speak to Andrew, arrange a presentation or make a booking are invited to contact him directly via telephone, email or using the contact form.
TELEPHONE 07508 626 770
