Richard Barnett

I’m a writer and broadcaster, mostly on the history of science and medicine, and a poet. 

My books – translated into eight languages so far – include international bestseller The Sick Rose, Medical London, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and the award-winning poetry collection Seahouses.

My essays and reviews have appeared in many places, from the London Review of Books to the Lancet. I run a widely-praised series of guided walks around the history of life, death, health and sickness in London.

My latest book, Wherever We Are When We Come To The End, is out now with Valley Press. My next book should be out later this year – more on this soon.