WRITER- PRESENTER- HISTORICAL CONSULTANT

I talk about history

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topics to choose from

My research examines the crossroads of health, leisure and beauty with science and technology. From technological advancements in culture to travel to nightspots in London and Hollywood. All talks can be tailored to suit your audience and the time available.

These can also all be turned into articles, podcast episodes and on screen expert contributions for documentaries.

London’s Nightlife in the 1920s and 30s

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The History of Fitness and Exercise

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Nightlife in the Golden Age of Hollywood

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The 20th Century’s Most Interesting Drinks

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The History of “Diets” and Healthy Eating

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Miracle or Menace? The Early History of Cocaine

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The Electric Age: How Harnessing Electricity Transformed Society

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The Radium Era: Rise and Demise of Radioactive Quackery

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The Gold and Silver Age of Passenger Trains

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“Getting There is Half the Fun!”: the age of Ocean Liners

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Ghoulish & Deathly Entertainments

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The History of 20th Century Commercial Air Travel

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The Nuclear Age

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The Age of Airships: Aviation Pioneers’ Race to Rule the Skies

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Egyptomania: The 20th Century Obsession with Ancient Egypt

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X-ray Mania: How a Scientific Breakthrough Took Over Pop Culture

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Art Deco London: Glitz & Glamour of the Roaring ’20s and Beyond

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The Atomic City: Las Vegas, Nuclear Energy, and the Uranium Era

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The Sacred Sweet: A Journey Through the History of Chocolate

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The London Underground: History of World’s Oldest Transit System

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“The presenter did an excellent job. Kept us engaged through the whole presentation.”

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The Age of Airships

“Always fun, always interesting and I look forward to any of Lucy’s webinars – I take them all.”

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X-ray Mania

“Terrific content and was so interesting that we all started commenting in the chat!”

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Egyptomania

I write about history

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books to buy

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Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium

Half Lives tells the fascinating, curious, sometimes macabre story of the element through its ascendance as a desirable item – a present for a queen, a prize in a treasure hunt, a glow-in- the-dark dance costume – to its role as a supposed cure-all in everyday 20th-century life, when medical practitioners and business people (reputable and otherwise) devised ingenious ways of commodifying the new wonder element, and enthusiastic customers welcomed their radioactive wares into their homes.


Chain Reactions: The Hopeful History of Uranium

Coming soon

Santos unpicks fact from fiction and exhibits a masterful grasp of a complex area of science history that is so often mistold

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

author of the Butchering Art

Half Lives shines a light on the shocking history of the world’s toxic love affair with a deadly substance. Unnerving, fascinating, informative and truly frightening.

Hallie Rubenhold

author of The Five

Just finished ‘Half Lives – The Unlikely History of Radium’ fascinating book, truly appreciate the perspective that Lucy Jane Santos takes.

Lars Ohstrom

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Historical Consultancy

Research – Training – TV and film consultancy -On Screen Expert – Fact checking.

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