Stephen Butt studied Psychology at Durham University and gained an MA in Local History from Nottingham University. He works as a Senior Broadcast Journalist for the BBC in Leicester. He is well-published, having contributed to various academic research areas. His last book, Central Leicester in old images, published in 2005, has recently been reprinted by The History Press. Stephen presents a weekly local history programme on BBC Radio Leicester, and is currently working with the TV historian Michael Wood, providing local research for a ground-breaking series to be broadcast in 2011 on the history of English village settlements.