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British broadcaster, comedian and author

Iszi Lawrence (born 7 June 1985) is a British broadcaster, comedian and author. Amongst her professional activities, she presents The Forum on the BBC World Service, and co-presents the podcast Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny.

Education

Lawrence attended Wychwood School in Oxford. She studied geography at the University of Bristol, graduating with first-class honours. She later studied a diploma in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and graduated with this diploma.

Broadcasting career

Lawrence was producer for the 2013 documentary film Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie.

In 2016, Lawrence began presenting for the BBC Radio 4 programme Making History, which explores historical topics.

In 2021, Lawrence appeared in the TV series Royals: Keeping the Crown, which examined the successes of, and difficult events relating to, various royal families. Also in 2021, she appeared in the TV series The Lost Pirate Kingdom which examined real pirates in the Caribbean. Also in 2021, she appeared in the factual television series Ancient Apocalypse, as a history expert.

In 2022, Lawrence began co-presenting Your Place or Mine on BBC Radio 4 with Shaun Keaveny. In the same year, she appeared as a history expert in the factual television series U-Boat Wranglers.

In 2023, Lawrence began presenting The Forum, an in-depth discussion programme on the BBC World Service's English-language service.

Lawrence presents the British Museum's Membercast podcast, which explores topics connected to artifacts in the Museum's collections.

Comedy career

Lawrence was a semi-finalist in the BBC Radio 7 New Comedy Awards.

Lawrence has performed comedy in many countries, and in venues where comedy is not commonly performed, such as museums.

She appears regular at the Lil Fat Comedy Club in Oxfordshire.

Writing career

Lawrence is the author of several books, all aimed at children. Her series of books The Unstoppable Letty Pegg is a historical adventure series.

She runs workshops focussing on historical storywriting and history in general for children studying at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3.

Personal life

Lawrence's family is multicultural, including people from Australia and Morocco.

She has a dark blue belt in Japanese-style jujutsu.

References

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