Scott is a lucid teacher who brings the past to life with his effortlessly engaging style.
- The Mail on Sunday.
Michael Scott deftly steers the study of ancient history into the twenty-first century.
- Prof. Walter Scheidel, Stanford University
This is a properly exciting state of the art History TV.
- DAILY EXPRESS
He’s a brilliant historian and communicator ... his new book, X Marks the Spot, is told with the spirit of an explorer and the intellectual rigour of an academic ... an exhilarating and eye-opening read.
- Anna Baty, Hodder & Stoughton Senior Commissioning Editor
Michael, honestly, I do think the students of Warwick are very lucky to have you because your enthusiasm is so fabulous.
One World Warwick
New Project: One World Warwick Welcome to One World Warwick, our University of Warwick annual celebration of our global community, […] Read More
Themistocles: The Rise and Fall of Athens’s Naval Mastermind
My new book, Themistocles: The Rise and Fall of Athens’s Naval Mastermind was published on 3rd February 2026. The audiobook […] Read More
How The Odyssey film is highlighting ‘shrinking’ access for pupils to the Classics – BBC News
In this article, Michael speaks to the BBC’s Ben Godfrey about the problems facing Classics. You can read the full […] Read More
When Socrates Meets Confucius
I have taken part in a new documentary made by Lion TV for Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) in China […] Read More
Themistocles: the most illustrious Greek of his time? Saturday 18th April 2026 British Library
ON 18th April 2026 I will be talking at the British Library on ‘Themistocles: the most illustrious Greek of his […] Read More