Tessa Dunlop: Historian, broadcaster, writer.

Hi and thanks for visiting my website.

History, live commentary, broadcast media and books are where I am at right now. It’s all about new beginnings here because I’ve just submitted my PhD – *faints* – so am properly available for new projects for the first time in ages!

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Tessa can be contacted via email at info@tessadunlop.com
or via her agent Hilary Murray at Hilary@arlingtontalent.com and 020 7580 0702.

Painting clearly runs in the family! I’ve been

Painting clearly runs in the family!
I’ve been away on a job over the last few days and have some exciting news pending..... BUT it would not be possible to work (or play) without the extraordinary support my family gets from several amazing women. The second picture was taken by @catbaloo62 and please can I also namecheck @kittygentle @violetaiseyemi - quite literally GIRLPOWER. Baby Elena is 2 on Saturday, she is a loving loved toddler in much part thanks to them, Sanae Chentouf and big sis @mara_xvlx 🔥👊🏼❤️
#womenhelpingwomen #childcare #workingmum #makeup

My news. Im officially a historian. I was told I c

My news. Im officially a historian. I was told I could use Dr. title on the condition I submitted PhD corrections within 4 months post viva. Deadline was today. 😅

Btw not changing my Instagram handle. I answer to hi or any old cry. Dr will be held in reserve for wankers and climate deniers!

Btw i have to admit doing a PhD alongside everything else in midlife inc a baby has been one of the hardest, loneliest and MOST EXHAUSTING journeys of my life. I could not have done it without extraordinary support including my wonderful professor at @sheffhallamuni , amazing childcare from @kittygentle @catbaloo62 , and a crack team at home. @mara_xvlx yes you! and my partner - we argue like cat and dog 😍😼🐶BUT thank God I married a man who believes in education and does some serious heavy lifting at home. Yes girls marry a man who isn’t afraid of a Hoover or Phd you will have there none! 😂🔥😂 #phd #phdlife

Can’t meet in groups of more than 6. Apparently

Can’t meet in groups of more than 6. Apparently it’s going to be ‘illegal’. IKR. God knows what else is coming down the pipeline so I decided to have a quick hair cut..... just in case. Thank you @evelinaalundgren #haircut #highlights

Yesterday I visited the oldest woman i know. I wro

Yesterday I visited the oldest woman i know. I wrote about Ann Baer, who was born in April 1914, four months before the start of World War I, in my book The Century Girls. She now lives in a nursing home and has not received any guests for six months due to the coronavirus. I asked her how she has coped and filmed her answer..👇🏼👇🏼

PS: When I took off the obligatory PPE suit, she said to me: "the world must un-invent plastic" I love her!

Pps our visit was supervised and I wasn’t allowed a cup of tea so she gave me hers secretly- how we giggled. She said ‘an illegal cup of tea now I’ve seen it all!!’

#centurygirls #carehomes #oldage #centenarians #carehomesandcovid #oralhistory

It’s hard work turning 46! #birthdayworkout #ru

It’s hard work turning 46!
#birthdayworkout #ruskinpark
Models include @elle_moss_ @reesrush @mara_xvlx photography by @ragnartheviking workout @thebodycoach 😂😅

We might be in recession but there’s no way that

We might be in recession but there’s no way that Brexit Britain’s going to sacrifice the Queen’s kerb-appeal. #buckinghampalace Quick spot of filming with @jothevangirl and @thenewmancentipede ; we then hot-footed it to #kensingtonpalace where we bumped into Royal Historian (and influencer and friend 😍) @katewilliamsme
Last picture a reminder of Kensington Palace’s most famous resident - last week was the 23rd anniversary of #princessdiana death. #palaces #gardensofinstagram #royalfamily

Call me old fashioned, but I only feel at home on

Call me old fashioned, but I only feel at home on a British beach when I have to wear a jersey. Other pics include baby rocking the same look, the architect of the sand bunker @mara_xvlx relaxing with the @observer, and the world’s largest ice creams. I went to #Bournemouth and #Poole on a job (more on that later) but where’s the fun if you can’t squeeze in some #bucketandspade action !!!🔥🔥

Well. Long day. Pit-stop on Kensington High Street

Well. Long day. Pit-stop on Kensington High Street (yes you’ll get a lot of these driving analogies while my #toyotayarishybrid is novel) where I has a spin (ok enough now!) with @edenconfidential (who confessed to having Diana pictures on his wall when a boy) and lovely @jesslsking who I’m going to be making a pitch at to lower the age of my friend group !😚.. We had a natter about royals .. (no Prince Andrew or Juan Carlos - thank god!) and I slipped in a ref to Prince Charles and his Midas touch in the field of #Romanian jam (#viscri jam no less ... hoping they don’t cut it out!! - you know me and RO!) Yes we mentioned #meghanmarkle - hats off to her but I’m worried the liberal fan base will melt away as the reality of her Duchess in a 14million bucks mansion kicks in...(edit here ... because if this throw away comment I’ve been seriously trolled !?!??! ESP on twitter ... If you watch the programme it was a genuine question in the context of British royalty surviving by staying politically neutral - how Meghan has broken that mould and the unspoken contract with the conservative press and I’m genuinely unsure about where their long term support will lie .. no vitriol .. just a query ... #cancelculture )

Then I hit the motorway in that terrifying rain (white knuckle ride) but calm was restored with 99 yr old Penny (in my new book - more on that soon) she is cool as a cucumber and has the most wonderful life Motto ‘I don’t think I’m better than anybody else but I’m as good as....’ gotcha Penny ❤️❤️
#palaceconfidential #meghanduchessofsussex @mailplus_

On tour with tweens. 😅 With thanks to @katiegr

On tour with tweens. 😅
With thanks to @katiegrifter @mara_xvlx and yup, well judged @ionacraftshop this was no place for men unless you are @jamescharles (ps yes we were being ‘treated to a spa 😂😂#makeup #tweens #friendship