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James Balme
Since the age of 13 James Balme has been searching for evidence of our ancient ancestors through intensive research and site investigation. Born in Chester he has always been fascinated by Roman Britain and its people.
It was in October 1998 when he made his first major archaeological discovery by uncovering unknown Roman Military activity near his home in Cheshire.
The Roman Military encampment was just the first of many more exciting finds and James discovered a number of pre-historic sites where he recovered hundreds of flint tools and other implements as well as Bronze Age artifacts including a rare bronze axe dated to 1900BC, and more recently he recovered a very rare 1st Century silver Roman snake bracelet that had once been owned by a wealthy Roman citizen. Following this James went on to unearth a rare hoard of Roman silver Republican coinage dating as far back as 252BC that has now been declared British National Treasure.
Over time James has uncovered many more exciting finds. He has since made further important archaeological discoveries of our ancient past as a result of his work. His knowledge and skills of recovering and identifying artifacts left behind by our ancient ancestors is second to none and with 35 years experience out in the field he is an expert in finds identification. He is at home presenting features in history and archaeology from the prehistoric, Roman and through to modern times. James is also an expert for metal detecting in Britain having joined the hobby in its early days back in 1975.
James appears regularly on television and radio to highlight his work and discoveries that he continues to make in the North West of England, He is also very much in demand as a speaker at dinner and luncheon clubs. He has appeared on Time Team for channel 4 as well as features for BBC TV and Granada television. James is also presenter of ‘The History show ‘ on Radio General, hospital radio for Warrington where he has been broadcasting live for the past two years.
James is also the official film and documentary producer for the Middlewich Roman and Norman festivals and has just finished filming for the Middlewich World War II weekend. He is commissioned each year to write and produce documentary features for Middlewich Heritage. Working to exacting standards his films have been approved by the Heritage Lottery Fund and are made available to schools and the public alike. James works closely with eminent archaeologist Tim Strickland MBE as an advisor for film and media production of archaeological and heritage based projects in the North West of England. James is available as a presenter and also speaker for many corporate events.
www.youtube.com/Tvpresenter4history
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