Deborah is an experienced public speaker and has made podcasts and given talks to a range of audiences including Pentland Brands, Findmypast at Home (Facebook Live), Family Tree Magazine, Royal Academy of Arts, the Heath Robinson Museum and the Ideal Home Show. She also enjoys hosting book launches, as well as ‘in conversation’ events with guests such as the designer Sir Kenneth Grange.
Deborah can offer talks on the following subjects and others by arrangement:
How to discover the history of your home
The architecture, design and history of the home from the 19th century to the present
The history and design of the kitchen
Communal 'British Restaurants’ in World War 2
Collecting and wearing vintage fashion and accessories
The history of the beach pyjama
The 20th century historical pageant movement
Podcasts
The History of British Homes: Everything You Wanted to Know (2025)
What's in Your Dream Home? The New Homes Podcast, Episode 19 (Redrow), 2022
Secrets of the 1921 Census, Life Solved, Episode 66 (University of Portsmouth), 2022
The Empire at Home, That Feels Like Home, series 3, episode 2 (MoDA), 2021
Has Covid Changed Consumer Habits for Good?, Life Solved, (University of Portsmouth), 2021
