Nigel Spivey teaches Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, where he is a Fellow of Emmanuel College. Among his many publications are `Understanding Greek Sculpture` (Thames and Hudson 1996), `Greek Art` (Phaidon 1997), `Enduring Creation` (Thames and Hudson 2001), `The Ancient Ollympics` (Oxford 2004), `How Art Made The World` (BBC 2005); and latterly `Songs on Bronze` (Faber/Farrar Strauss 2005), a retelling of the Greek myths. He has contributed to a number of television documentaries: his credits as individual presenter include the 12-part `Kings and Queens' for Five (2002), `Victoria Cross Heroes and Heroes of the Second World War` (2003, also Five: all produced with Marion Milne & 3BMTV); the five-part BBC2/PBS series about the origins of art, `How Art Made the World` (2005/2006: Series Producer Mark Hedgecoe); and an hour-long seasonal special, `Digging for Jesus` (ITV, Christmas 2005, made with Geoff Dunlop and Flame TV).