Ploy Radford

I am a corporate communications professional by day and host of the Past Matters history podcast by night.

After graduating from the University of Cambridge in 2010 with Classics BA, I worked as a journalist, editing a magazine called HealthInvestor UK as well as freelancing for a range of titles including The Guardian, The New Statesman, CityMetric.com, Pet Gazette, Horse & Hound, and The Art Newspaper amongst other publications.

In 2018, I moved over into communications first for a public affairs and media relations agency in London, before going in-house for a retirement villages operator and then onto my current role in an international animal health organisation.

I set up Past Matters in 2019 as a way for me to combine my passion for history and art with my love of interviewing people and creating interesting content. I don’t pretend to be a history/art history expert but rather someone who is keen to find out more from the real experts and make history and art more accessible to everyone.

This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for podcast content, reviews and recommendations related to books, travel and historical sites, and my portfolio.