Scott is a lucid teacher who brings the past to life with his effortlessly engaging style.

- The Mail on Sunday.

Michael Scott deftly steers the study of ancient history into the twenty-first century.

- Prof. Walter Scheidel, Stanford University

This is a properly exciting state of the art History TV.

- DAILY EXPRESS

He’s a brilliant historian and communicator ... his new book, X Marks the Spot, is told with the spirit of an explorer and the intellectual rigour of an academic ... an exhilarating and eye-opening read.

- Anna Baty, Hodder & Stoughton Senior Commissioning Editor

Michael, honestly, I do think the students of Warwick are very lucky to have you because your enthusiasm is so fabulous.

- STEPHEN FRY.