GUSTAV MILNE has worked for the Museum of London since 1973. He took part in "rescue" excavations in City of London between 1973-1993, which included the Roman harbour and the Roman basilica. He is now a lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. He has also been the Director of the Thames Archaeological Survey since 1995.

His publications include:
Port of Roman London, Batsford, 1985
From Roman Basilica to the Medieval Marker, HMSO, 1992
Roman London, Batsford, 1995

SALLY GRAINGER is a chef of many years experience, who fairly recently took a degree in Classics and combined her interest in food and ancient history to become a food historian.

Along with a colleague, she wrote 'The Classical Cookbook', published by the British Museum Press in 1996, and recently released completed 'Cooking Apicius: Roman Recipes for Today'.

Several of her recipes were featured in the programme 'Coming of Age', including an olive relish dating from about 150 BC, a salmon stuffed with bay leaves and fennel and wrapped in vine leaves to cook, and a whole roast lamb, basted with a mixture of coriander seed, honey, pepper and wine.

DAVID RUDKIN has been the Director at Fishbourne Roman Palace since 1979 and is co-director of the current campaign of Sussex Archaeological Society excavations immediately to the east of the Palace. Prior to this he was keeper of Archaeology for the Portsmouth City Museums. A colleague of David's at Fishbourne has recently completed a book all about Roman gardening, which brings together what they have learned from their research work at the palace:

'Roman Gardens and their Plants' by Claire Riley, The Sussex Archaeological Society, 1998

STEWART AINSWORTH has been an archaeological investigator and landscape archaeologist, firstly with the Ordnance Survey, and latterly with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. He is now based in York, where he leads a team of Royal Commission investigators surveying archaeological sites and landscapes. Their work supports the National Monuments Record and helps to provide interpretation and analysis for other heritage bodies such as English Heritage, The National Trust, and Local Authorities.

He has made regular appearances on Channel Four's 'Time Team' and has written many journal articles. He has also co-edited a book containing essays on interpreting archaeological landscapes.

GERALD BRODRIBB has spent most of his career in education, both as a schoolmaster and Headteacher. In later life he became interested in archaeology and as an enthusiastic amateur discovered the Roman industrial site at Beauport Park in 1970. He wrote his first book, 'Roman Brick and Tile', in 1987. He visits local schools to give pupils a 'hands on' experience with bits of pot and tile. He is also interested in cricket, and has written some twenty five publications connected with the game.

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