ABOUT
Dr Ted Stanley is a writer, lecturer and media presenter whose work sits at the intersection of political oratory, public memory and storytelling.
His doctoral research compares the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy, analysing how rhetoric converts moral vision into public consent and measurable change, from civil-rights legislation to the Limited Test Ban Treaty. His book, Words that Moved a Nation, draws on this scholarly research in an engaging account of the power of rhetoric in public life.
He holds a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Teesside University and a Postgraduate Teacher Training Certificate from the University of Hull. He delivered the Litfest keynote at University Centre Grimsby on climate change, describing the power and duty of writers to shape public opinion through human stories rooted in world events.
Since July 2023, he has presented a monthly magazine programme on the Heritage Channel, exploring the history and heritage of coastal communities. He is founder and CEO of Hammond House, an award-winning community cultural organisation, a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, and a member of the Royal Television Society.
When not working, Ted enjoys writing and recording Americana music, curating exhibitions at a local gallery, and classic cars. He lives in Louth, in the Lincolnshire Wolds, with his wife Debbie (an artist) and two cats who feature in bedtime stories written for his grandchildren and recently published as The Adventures of Milly and Molly.
Ted is available for talks, workshops, and lectures on storytelling, speechwriting, and the power of persuasion in public life. Contact for more details
BACKGROUND
Ted's career as an actor in London and New York was punctuated with expeditions into the corporate world of petrochemicals, publishing and vocational training. His stage, TV and film credits include Joe Keller in All my Sons, Solyony in Chekhov's Three Sisters and Martin Dysart in Equus.
An award-winning writer, first published in 2004, his writing credits include academic papers textbooks, poetry, short stories, film and TV scripts, songs, theatre plays and radio dramas.