What will they learn?
Where does the workshop take place?
Strap yourself in and its chocks away! Fly the skies with Alan Deere a WWII flying Ace. Learn all about the vital weeks that saved Britain from invasion and train to be a Pilot Officer in the Kings RAF. We are always more than happy to tailor our sessions to best suit your lesson plan.
Strap yourself in and its chocks away! Fly the skies with Alan Deere a WWII flying Ace. Learn all about the vital weeks that saved Britain from invasion and train to be a Pilot Officer in the Kings RAF. We are always more than happy to tailor our sessions to best suit your lesson plan.
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
Welcome to our World War II workshop hosted by a Spitfire Pilot!
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Zoom Through History is an online and in person historical education and events platform providing characters for events and school workshops.
We bring history’s most famous characters into your school, museum or event for an exciting interactive experience through time that you'll never forget!
You can enter this exciting and informative world with highly experienced actors with a great knowledge of history who have worked at some of the UK's leading heritage sites such as The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, The Natural History Museum and more.
So why not Zoom Through History with us?
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Dino Snores Sleep over for kids
The Natural History Museum
Hello from the Natural History Museum!
We are thrilled to have provided actors for the famous Dino Snores events at the Natural History Museum.
Our explorers had an awesome time meeting and greeting guests in the Dino Gallery and talking about all things dinosaurs!
Mary Anning's Fossil Hunters
The Natural History Museum
The last weekend of September we provided an actor to play Mary Anning at the Natural History Museum for a day full of fossil fun!
Zoom Through History provided, famous palaeontologist Mary Anning to perform at the Natural History Museum for their Member’s Family event; “Mary Anning’s Fossil Hunters”.
Our actor led four interactive workshops all about the life of Mary Anning!
Thanks to the Natural History Museum for inviting us!
Members Family Morning event : Dinosaur Descendants.
The Natural History Museum
The BEST way to start the day!
Our team had a great Saturday morning at the The Natural History Museum , for their Members Family Morning event : Dinosaur Descendants.
Zoom Through History provided two actors to take a tour back in time to Cretaceous Period for an adventure around the Dino Gallery.
We also provided two wonderful face painters for this event.
Lifelong Learning workshops for Food and Fun in North & South Wales.
Cadw- North Wales
Hanes pêl-droed!
We are so excited to be working with Cadw across Wales this Summer. We’re here in North Wales delivering workshops to schools all about the history of football in Wales.
Our team in South Wales are delivering workshops to schools all about medieval castles.
Here in North Wales we will be working with schools and performing at castles. We are delivering some of the Cadw’s Lifelong Learning workshops for Food and Fun in North & South Wales
Gallery drama experience for self-led school groups.
The London Museum
We are so excited to be back The Museum of London Docklands this July!
Meet Bert and Eliza our East End husband and wife duo. Listen to their stories of life on the London Victorian docks and hear how Eliza’s involvement in the Match Girl strike of 1888 inspired Bert to back the Dockers Strike of 1889.
8th-12th July
15th-19th July
D-Day Event
Kingston Museum
We need you!
This year marks the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and Zoom Through History and Kingston Museum have teamed up to commemorate this momentous occasion.
But we need your help!
Join us on the 8th June to travel back in time to 1944 for a secret planning exercise with USAAF Officer 1st Lieutenant Cooper at Kingston Museum; a stones throw from where D-Day was planned and where General Eisenhower lived!
Membership Event
The Natural History Museum
Another SOLD OUT event at The Natural History Museum!
We provided an actor to play Mary Anning at the Natural History Museum for a day full of fossil fun!
Zoom Through History provided, famous palaeontologist Mary Anning to perform at the Natural History Museum for their Member’s Family event; “Mary Anning’s Fossil Hunters”.
Our actor led four interactive workshops all about the life of Mary Anning!
Members Family Morning Event
The Natural History Museum
Our team had a great morning at the Natural History Museum for their Members Family Morning event: Connecting with Nature.
Zoom Through History provided two actors to take a tour of the museums’ botanical themed architecture!
We also provided a storyteller who performed an interactive story in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition; inspired by some of the amazing photographs there!
Thanks to the Natural History Museum for inviting us!
Members Family Morning: Women and Girls in Science.
`The Natural History Museum
We’ve had an amazing morning at The Natural History Museum celebrating amazing female scientists throughout history.
Zoom Through History provided, actors and a storyteller to perform at the Natural History Museum for their Members Family Morning: Women and Girls in Science.
Mary and Joseph Anning traveled through time to meet with three amazing women. Isabella Gordon, Mary Ann Mantell and Mary Somerville!
We also provided a storyteller who created a story based on the life of Doretha Bate!
School visit
Docklands Week
We visited Redriff Primary School for their celebrations of Docklands Week!
The school met with Bert and Eliza who live near and work on the Docks in 1900.
Thank you for inviting us!
Mary Anning's birthday celebrations and book launch
Lyme Regis Museum
It was such an honour to be invited to the Lyme Regis Museum to celebrate Mary’s 224th birthday.
Our actor delivered four interactive tours of the museum, which stands on the foundations on the home that Mary once knew.
Also taking place was the book launch for “She Sold Seashells ...and dragons: The curious Mary Anning. Re-imagined'' by Wolfgang Grulke.
Book launch
Digging for Victory
We are so thrilled to be collaborating with Firefly Press for the book launch of Digging for Victory by Cathy Faulkner .
On the 4th May 2023 we will be delivering our World War II online workshop led by our Spitfire Pilot to schools all over the UK.
We’re so pleased to have the author herself, Cathy Faulkner, joining us for an exciting Q&A all about her book after the workshop.
Play
The Charles Dickens Museum
Think you know how the story of A Christmas Carol ends? Think again!
Scrooge is a changed man but has he changed for the better? His generosity has reached new heights, his frivolous spending is having a big consequence on our environment.
Enter three pesky monsters… Can these monsters convince Scrooge to see that even one man’s actions can have huge consequences on our planet!?
A 30min play written and performed by Zoom Through History.
Membership Events
Natural History Museum
Our Zoom Through History team have been involved with many Membership events at Natural History Museum over the last two years.
Keep an eye on our channels for our next event!
28th Jan 2023 - Mary Anning Workshop
11th Feb 2023- Women In Science Family Morning Event
11th March 2023- Charles Darwin Workshop
20th May 2023- Mary Anning Workshop
Visit the Natural History Museum's website for more details
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Percy The Park Keeper
Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens
An adventure with Percy the Park Keeper is now open for bookings!
Visit Castle Bromwich Hall Garden's website to book.
Our actors will be playing Percy the Park Keeper and a cheeky Christmas elf!
Education Filming
Strawberry Hill House
We spent an afternoon filming at Strawberry Hill House . “A little gothic castle” once owned by Horace Walpole.
Our actor played Horace Walpole himself for this educational film.
Make sure to head over to Lauren Learns History on YouTube to see all her amazing videos and our
first collaboration with her at the RAF museum.
Corporate Event
St Bartholomew the
Greats Church
In October 2021 & 2022 we provided an actor to play King Henry V at an amazing event in London.
Huge congratulations to Beyond Curated for creating such a wonderful night.
Our actor delighted guests with rousing speeches from King Henry V and mingled the night away with tales from the Battle of Agincourt. The location for this event was at the beautiful medieval church of Great Barts.
Educational filming
Buckinghamshire Railway
All aboard!
In July 2021 we teamed up with the brilliant Lauren Learns History to bring you another historical treat!
This is our third collaboration together and we are more excited than ever to see this video!
Where can you see this video?
Head to Lauren Learns History on YouTube!
Radio interview
BBC Radio London
In June 2020 Nadia and Josh (creators of Zoom Through History) were invited live on air by BBC Radio London as Queen Victoria & Prince Albert. They then dropped character to talk all about their new education platform.
It was brilliant interview by Jason Rosam and Joshua then had the pleasure of introducing the wonderful
Vanessa Feltz.
History Street
Chelsea History Festival
Visitors to the Chelsea History Festival this year may have taken a walk down History Street and met with a pioneer in medicine; Mary Seacole.
They may have also met with another trailblazer in STEM; Elizabeth Garret Anderson.
Thank you so much to the Chelsea History Festival for inviting us back for another year!
Our characters talked with some fascinating people over the two days and inspired many budding doctors!
The after 'dark ages' sleepover
The British Museum
A night at the British Museum!
On Saturday night Zoom Through History took brave explorers on a Viking and Saxon Longship Adventure!
Participants of all ages met our Viking and Saxon explorers and helped them create a longship in the heart of the British Museum.
With exclusive access to the gallery we explored real Viking and Saxon objects, learnt 9th century languages, enlisted a longship crew and set sail to find Vinland!
Roaming characters
Cadw- Conwy Castle
We are thrilled to have been invited by Cadw to perform in one of Wales' most famous and well known castles.
Visitors to the castles met with Joanna (our medieval character) and learned all about her important role here at the castle.
Whilst working for Cadw we are also delivering their Lifelong Learning workshops for Food and Fun around North and South Wales this July.
Roaming characters
Cadw - Rhuddlan Castle
We’ve arrived in North Wales!
We are so excited to be working with Cadw across Wales this Summer.
Whilst our team in South Wales are working very hard and going into their second week, our team in North Wales have just began their adventure!
Here in North Wales we will be working with schools and performing at castles. We will be delivering some of the Cadw’s Lifelong Learning workshops for Food and Fun in North & South Wales.
First stop: Rhuddlan Castle!
Visitors to the castles met with Joanna and learned all about her important role here at the castle.
They also got the chance to make their very own paper castle and to design their own shields.
Members Family event ‘’Darwin’s Explorers’’
The Natural History Museum
We had a wonderful time being back at the Natural History Museum this last weekend!
We provided an actor to play famous naturalist Charles Darwin at the Natural History Museum for their Members’ Family event ‘’Darwin’s Explorers’’.
Our actor led four interactive workshops all about Charles Darwin’s discoveries in the beautiful Anning Rooms!
Discovery Days in Hyde Park
The Royal Parks
We’re delighted to be joining the Royal Parks for their FREE Discovery Day event
at The LookOut, Hyde Park this May Half term!
There are so many activities to take part in as well as the chance to meet with Queen Victoria!
Through Adversity and Beyond!
RAF Museum London and Midlands
Zoom Through History is flying into the New Year!
We are so thrilled to announce that we will be collaborating with the RAF Museum London and the RAF Museum Midlands over February half term next year.
You can watch our brand new show “Through Adversity and Beyond” a time travelling adventure especially written for the RAF Museum.
When and where can you see us?
11th-13th at RAF Museum Midlands
15th-18th at RAF Museum London
Members morning event and book launch
The Natural History Museum
Exciting news!
We will be collaborating with Charles Darwin’s great-great granddaughter, Sarah Darwin for an upcoming event at The Natural History Museum on 7th October 2023.
Sarah Darwin will be reading from her new children’s book Evolution, and we are delighted to be providing an actor to play her great great grandfather for this exciting event- “Exploring Evolution”.
Engaging self-led school groups and family groups
Museum of London Docklands
Have you seen us at The Museum of London Docklands this week?
We’re having the best time bringing history to life for school groups and families.
Meet Bert and Eliza our East End husband and wife duo. Listen to their stories of life on the London Victorian docks and hear how Eliza’s involvement in the Match Girl strike of 1888 inspired Bert to back the Dockers Strike of 1889.
3rd-7th July
10th-14th July
Discovery Day at The LookOut:
Time Travellers
The Royal Parks
We’re delighted to be joining the Royal Parks for their FREE Discovery Day event
at The LookOut, Hyde Park this May Half term!
There are so many activities to take part in as well as the chance to meet with Queen Victoria!
Join us on Tuesday 30th, Wednesday 31st May & Thursday 1st June for “Discovery Day: Time Travellers”.
Coronation Event
Castle Bromwich Historic
Gardens
A VERY Royal bank holiday Monday!
What an amazing time we had at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens for their Meet a Monarch Coronation event!
Guests met with…
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
King Charles II
Queen Elizabeth I
Fossil Festival
The Lyme Regis Museum
Attention all fossil hunters, we have got some VERY exciting news!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we will be collaborating with the Lyme Regis Museum for their Fossil Festival School Day this April as well as for Mary Anning's 224th birthday on the 21st May.
We will provide actors to play Mary Anning for these exciting events. They will deliver interactive workshops all about Mary's life.
Did you know that The Lyme Regis Museum is built on the site of Mary's home?
We are incredibly passionate about Mary's story and to be bringing her home to The Lyme Regis Museum is a dream come true.
Easter Event
London Transport Museum
All aboard!
We are so thrilled to be at the London Transport Museum this April, for their Easter family fun event: Momentous Moments.
You can catch us at the museum over the 16 days of the Easter holiday, between 1 and 16 April! Come and say hello to one of our characters who will be happy to share with you why they are an important part of London's long history.
More information can be found on the London Transport Museum’s website.
Online Event
The Royal Parks
Incoming news from Speakers Corner 1900s...
We are delighted to announce our first collaboration with The Royal Parks -Winter Warmer Talks: Speakers Corner 150th Anniversary.
On the 9th February 2023 we will be stepping back in time to meet with suffragette and icon Christabel Pankhurst live on Zoom!
Education Filming
Old Royal Naval College
Check out our collaboration with the AMAZING Lauren Learns History at the Old Royal Naval College.
Watch this video to learn all about the hidden history of these nurses, working at the Old Royal Naval Hospital.
To watch this video head to Laurens YouTube channel and make sure to subscribe!
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Short Film
A Royal Wedding
Are you ready for a Royal Wedding?
We are thrilled to have collaborated with Costume Interpreter and Researcher; Natasha Bowles, Purveyor of Gentlemen’s Clothing and Accessories; Mark Wallis and Theatre Producer; Ryan Metcalfe who filmed and edited this really exciting project.
Dino Snores Event
The Natural History Museum
We are thrilled to have provided actors for the famous Dino Snores events at the Natural History Museum for their ‘’Dippy Special’’
Our explorers had an awesome time meeting and greeting guests in the Dino Gallery and talking about all things dinosaurs!
Thanks again to the Natural
History Museum for inviting us.
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Members Family Evening Event
The Natural History Museum
Merry Christmas from Natural History Museum, London!
We had an amazing festive evening at The Natural History Museum for their Members Evening ;Festive Fun!We provided scripts, two characters and a facilitator for this event.
Our actors lead tours around the Dino Gallery, sent on a secret mission from Santa Claus himself, our explorers with the help of our audience followed the clues and saved Christmas at the museum!
Photo credit: @trustees of the Natural History Museum
Acton Town Depot Days
The London Transport Museum
Did you meet our actor playing Charles Holden at Acton Town Depot Open Days?
Guests took a look behind the scenes and explored the London Transport Museums Depot from the 19th- 22nd September.
Our actor mingled with the guests and regaled them with tales of his life. He also led the “Depot Pub Quiz” which was hugely popular with the guests’,
Thank you so much to the London Transport Museum for inviting us along!
Celebration of the Suffragette line
Transport for London
We are thrilled to have been invited by Transport for London to help celebrate the new Suffragette line!
We helped commemorate the opening of the newly named Suffragette Line for Transport for London by inviting Emmeline Pankhurst onto the train!
Perhaps you saw her on your commute to Barking Riverside or Gospel Oak?
Listen in to The Mind the Gap podcast where they are talking all about the newly named line!
Lifelong Learning workshops for Food and Fun in North & South Wales.
Cadw- South Wales
We will be delivering some of the Cadw’s Lifelong Learning workshops for Food and Fun in North & South Wales.
First stop.. South Wales!
We’re here in South Wales bringing the history of Medieval Castles to students this Summer.
We are delivering in character educational workshops and arts and crafts sessions. Check out these amazing castles made by the students today!
As a very proud Welsh company we are overjoyed to working with Cadw.
Heritage train journeys: Summer Special event
London Transport Museum & Transport for London
All aboard!
We are so pleased to be working with London Transport Museum for their Heritage train journeys: Summer Special event on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July.
Visitors to the event got the chance to ride on London Transport Museum’s beautifully restored, Art Deco style 1938 Tube Stock train.
We provided a costumed actor playing Charles Holden, an architect who designed some of London most iconic London Underground stations.
Members Family Morning event : Dinosaur Descendants.
The Natural History Museum
Our team had a great morning at The Natural History Museum , for their Members Family Morning event : Dinosaur Descendants.
Zoom Through History provided two actors to take a tour back in time to Cretaceous Period for an adventure around the Dino Gallery.
Online Workshops
Historic Royal Palaces
We are pleased to announce that Zoom Through History has been chosen to be the supplier for the new online school sessions at Historic Royal Palaces.
Zoom Through History has also been chosen to write and pilot three brand new workshops to be delivered online.
Nadia and Joshua are excited to begin their roles as education managers for this programme.
Visit Historic Royal Palaces' website for more details.
Patron's birthday event
The Natural History Museum
We had a brilliant time at The Natural History Museum on Sunday 19th November!
Mary Anning was delighted to be asked to deliver a private tour of the Natural History Museum to celebrate someone's birthday!
Thank you so much to the Patrons team at The Natural History Museum for inviting us along.
Chelsea History Festival 2023
Chelsea Physic Garden
We are so thrilled to have worked with Chelsea Physic Garden for the Chelsea History Festival this year!
We provided characters from throughout the history of gardening and plant science.
Audiences met with John Ystumllyn, Elizabeth Blackwell, Thomas Smith (the apprentice) & Mary Seacole
160th Anniversary of the London Underground
London Transport Museum and Transport for London
Happy 160th birthday to the London Underground this year Transport for London.
Audiences met with Frederick Cornez from the year 1863 from when the Metropolitan Railway opened in London.
They also met with Mary Smith from 1890 when the world’s first deep level electric underground train was opened in London.
The Night Soil Man's Guided House Tour
The Charles Dickens Museum
Are you ready to hear all about London's smelly past?
Join us for an evening tour of The Charles Dickens Museum this half term for ''The Night Soil Man's Guided House Tour''.
Immerse yourself in the London that Charles Dickens once knew.
When? Saturday 31st May at 5pm, 6pm & 7pm.
These evening tours will be running throughout the year.
Suitable for ages 16+.
Coronation Event
London Transport Museum
Transport yourself back to 1953…
The year of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation.
Here's our Grenadier Guard on the platform at Acton Central as he prepares to be apart of history.
We are so thrilled to have collaborated with the London Transport Museum on this exciting three day Coronation event.
Visitors got the opportunity to talk with our actor at the depot station at Acton Central .They had a ride on 1938 tube train from Acton Town to Uxbridge Station and immersed themselves in the coronation celebrations of 53!
Titano-Roar -Member Family Morning Event
The Natural History Museum
We had ROARsome time at the Natural History Museum on the 23rd April 2023.
Zoom Through History provided two actors to take a tour back in time to Cretaceous Period for an adventure around the Dino Gallery.
We also provided a storyteller who read the brilliant book ‘’ Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur”.
Tour and Family Performance
The Charles Dickens Museum
We are so excited to be collaborating with the Charles Dickens museum this April.
We will be providing actors to deliver a tour all about London's smelly past, led by a Night Soil Man! These tours will also run throughout the year.
Nadia and Josh are also busy writing and developing ''Mr Scrooge and the Messy Monsters'', a family performance all about Victorian pollution from the perspective of Scrooge himself!
What's not to love!?
Elizabeth Line Late Event
London Transport Museum
Time hop!
We zoomed through the decades on 21st October 2022 at London Transport Museum late event.
Thank you so much to London Transport Museum for inviting us to be a part of your event to celebrate the Elizabeth line.
Education Filming
RAF Museum London
Wow what an amazing morning we had filming at the RAF Museum London.
We are so thrilled to be collaborating with Lauren Learns History for her amazing YouTube channel. Do follow Lauren on Instagram and subscribe to her channel.
Family Event
South Devon Railway
We were so pleased to have provided two characters to be apart of the 150th year celebrations of the opening of the railway.
- 30th April – 2nd May 2022
Frank and Eliza, had a wonderful time touring the railway, storytelling and recounting the history of how the railways changed the lives of working class people forever!
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Online
Historical Character Workshops
Our Zoom Through History team deliver an ongoing programme of online workshops for schools featuring a wide range of historical figures.
Family Event
London Museum of Water and Steam
What a fantastic way to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee, with not one, but two famous women from history!
Thank you so much to The London Museum of Water and Steam for inviting us & Lauren Learns History to be a part of your Jubilee celebrations!
We had a wonderful time at your amazing museum.