James Crawford is a writer and broadcaster, and for over a decade he worked for and researched Scotland’s national collection of architecture and archaeology. He is the author of nine books, including Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History’s Greatest Lost Buildings and The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World, both of which were shortlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year at Scotland’s National Book Awards. He is the writer and presenter of the BBC One series Scotland from the Sky, the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Take Four Books and in 2024 he was appointed Chair of the Board of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.