Nelson's Trafalgar

Roy Adkins, a historian and archaeologist, is the author of numerous critically acclaimed nonfiction books on social and naval history, as well as on archaeology and the ancient world. His books (mostly written with his wife Lesley Adkins) include Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History, Jane Austen's England, Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy, Nelson's Trafalgar, The War for All the Oceans, and The Keys of Egypt. They have been translated into several languages worldwide. He lives in England, near Exeter in Devon.

John Telfer, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, is an actor best known for playing the character of Willy Pettit in five seasons of Bergerac. He has appeared many times in various television dramas, while his parallel theatrical career has involved him in leading roles at the Bristol Old Vic, the Royal National Theatre, the Old Vic in London, and many regional theaters. He has made hundreds of radio broadcasts, and he plays the part of Alan, the vicar, in The Archers.