Taylor Downing (born 20 July 1953[1]) is a British historian and television producer.
He studied at Latymer Upper School and Christ's College, Cambridge University, where he achieved a Double First in History.
He worked at the Imperial War Museum and then for Thames Television for several years.
In 1982, he formed a production company Flashback Television, for which he produced more than 300 TV documentaries for British and American broadcasters including several long-running series which have won many awards.
[2][3] His books include Downing is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.