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John-Henry Phillips
Born15th November 1991 (age 33)
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
OccupationAuthor, archaeologist, presenter, filmmaker
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Leicester
Period2016 - Present

John-Henry Phillips FSA[1] (born 15th November 1991) is a British author, archaeologist, television presenter, and filmmaker.

Early life and education

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John-Henry Phillips was born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk in 1991.[2][3] He spent his childhood in the Suffolk countryside.[4] His early interest in archaeology was influenced by being read stories of a relative discovering the Mildenhall Treasure, exploring the remains of RAF Bury St. Edmunds, and picking up flint tools in surrounding fields.[3] He graduated university with a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology in 2016, and a Master's degree in Human Rights and Global Ethics in 2022, both from the University of Leicester.[3]

Career

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Phillips began his career as a commercial archaeologist, excavating sites across East Anglia.[3] In 2017, he launched a project to search for LCH 185, a D-Day Landing Craft sunk off the coast of Normandy, alongside the last survivor of its sinking.[5] The project lasted two years, and became the subject of the award-winning documentary No Roses On A Sailor's Grave, which Phillips produced and appeared in.[6] The film was acquired by CBC and broadcast on Hollywood Suite in Canada in 2021, and on PBS America in the United Kingdom in 2022.[7][8][9] The archaeological recording of the wreck won the 2017 Nautical Archaeological Society's Adopt-A-Wreck award.[10]

In 2018, Phillips, alongside Patrick Thomas, the last survivor of the sinking of LCH 185, unveiled a permanent memorial to the 34 sailors lost aboard the craft on the seafront in Lion-sur-Mer.[11]

In 2019, Phillips signed to The Science Factory literary agency to begin work on his debut book.[12] Tentatively titled The Sea Is Never Still, work on the manuscript continued throughout 2020 and 2021.[13]

In 2021, No Roses On A Sailor's Grave was selected for a number of international film festivals, including the Archaeological Institute of America's Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival in Spokane, NorthwestFest in Edmonton, Canada, Luleå International Film Festival in Sweden, and Indy Film Fest in Indianapolis.[6] The film was nominated for, and won, several awards, most notably a Director's Guild of Canada award.[14][6]

In 2022, Phillips co-founded the non-profit Romani Community Archaeology, to undertake the first ever excavations of historic Romany Gypsy sites in the United Kingdom.[15][16] He spoke on the subject at that year's Glastonbury Festival, before returning to his hometown to speak at the Bury St. Edmunds Literature Festival, held in the town's Guildhall.[17][18]

On 2nd June, The Search, following Phillips's quest to locate the wreck of LCH 185, was published globally in hardback by Hachette/Little, Brown.[12]

Phillips returned to Glastonbury Festival as a speaker for the 2023 event, before visiting HM Prison Erlestoke to speak to prisoners as part of Penned Up Festival, alongside Nick Cave, as well as speaking at the House of Lords.[17][19]

In 2023, Phillips joined the cast of The Great British Dig on Channel 4, alongside comedian Hugh Dennis, to co-present Series 4. The series would go on to win 'Best Popular Factual Programme' at the 2024 Broadcast Digital Awards, having previously been nominated in 2022.[20][21]

Phillips's career was highlighted in British Archaeology magazine in its October 2023 issue, and he signed with United Agents shortly after.[22] The Search was re-published as a paperback in December of that year.[17]

In 2024 Phillips was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[1]

In January 2025, Phillips appeared alongside Alice Roberts in Series 12 of BBC Two's Digging For Britain to discuss his Autumn 2024 archaeological excavation of a former "Gypsy Rehabilitation Centre'" a site of forced assimilation - created by the Forestry Commission in the 1960s in the New Forest. This marked both the first excavation of a historic Romany Gypsy site to take place in Britain, and the most modern dig ever featured in the show's history.[23][24] He opened an exhibition titled 'The Close', about the project, at the New Forest Heritage Centre the same month.[25]

In February, Phillips appeared as a guest lecturer at University of Oxford, speaking at Pembroke College.[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr John-Henry Phillips". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  2. ^ "John Henry Phillips". Hachette UK. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  3. ^ a b c d "'As soon as I heard his story, I had to find his ship'". Great British Life. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  4. ^ "John's promise to war veteran ignites film bid". Suffolk News. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  5. ^ Rampton, James (2023-06-01). "WWII vet's quest to find D-Day shipwreck and build a memorial to lost shipmates". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  6. ^ a b c "No Roses on a Sailor's Grave - Go Button Media - Documentary". Go Button Media. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  7. ^ "CBC & RADIO-CANADA DISTRIBUTION PLACES "AFTER" DRAMA SERIES IN THE US - SEÑAL NEWS". senalnews.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  8. ^ "No Roses on a Sailor's Grave | PBS America | UK". www.pbsamerica.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  9. ^ "Remembrance Day: No Roses on a Sailor's Grave". Hollywood Suite. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  10. ^ "Three and a Half Credits Short of the Certificate, by Neil Cooper". Nautical Archaeology Society. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  11. ^ "LCH 185 Memorial". NormandyWarGuide.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  12. ^ a b "Robinson lands new memoir from archaeologist Phillips". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  13. ^ "The Sea Is Never Still". www.chiaroscuromagazine.com. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  14. ^ Office, Directors Guild of Canada, National. "Nominees Announced for 19th Annual DGC Awards". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "'Taking ownership of our own stories is more crucial than ever'". Travellers Times. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  16. ^ "Romani Archaeology Project – ACERT". 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  17. ^ a b c "John Henry Phillips | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  18. ^ "Previous Festivals". Bury St Eds Lit Fest. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  19. ^ "David Kendall on LinkedIn: 2023 saw our fifth Penned Up at Erlestoke. Penned Up is an Arts &..." www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  20. ^ 2024-07-03T20:09:00+01:00. "Best Popular Factual Programme: The Great British Dig". Broadcast. Retrieved 2025-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "Shortlist". Broadcast Digital Awards. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  22. ^ CBA. "British Archaeology Back Issue 192 September/October 2023". www.archaeologyuk.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  23. ^ "Digging for Britain". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  24. ^ Digging for Britain - Series 12: 6. Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners. Retrieved 2025-01-18 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ^ "'Taking ownership of our own stories is more crucial than ever'". Travellers Times. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  26. ^ "The Archaeology of The Romany | Pembroke college". www.pmb.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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