The Bright White Tree

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RSC Annual Report 2011-12" (PDF). Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013 . Retrieved 5 September 2013. Sir Anthony said: “She had an incurable cancer for several years, enduring frequent long periods in hospital with incredible grace and courage, but eventually she could no longer prevail against it. In March 2023, he replaced Emma Pattison as head master of Epsom College, following her murder. [17] History, politics and other writing [ edit ]

Seldon, Anthony (2010). Churchill's Indian Summer: The Conservative Government, 1951–1955. Faber and Faber. p.694. ISBN 978-0571272693.Joanna with her husband. Anthony Seldon, the former master of Wellington College, where she taught creative writing. Payne, Stewart (18 April 2006). "School to give pupils lessons in happiness". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 5 September 2013. The book is very Joanna," says Anthony. "Strong and direct. It's powerful because it's about a phenomenal figure fighting against a powerful establishment. Her father was a strict Jewish man who didn't like me to begin with, which is why I converted to Judaism." Working in London in the Fifties and Sixties, Pappworth was rejected from jobs because of his religion. His campaign against medical testing did nothing to further his popularity. Joanna "revered him".

Among his television work, he has presented In Search of Tony Blair ( Channel 4, 2004) [59] and Trust Politics (BBC Two, 2010). [60] Family [ edit ] Joanna was a truly inspirational figure within the College for the decade during which her husband, Sir Anthony Seldon, was Master. A wonderful and deeply loving mother to Jessica, Susannah and Adam, Joanna was also an outstanding teacher, a brilliant author in her own right, and simply a wonderful human being. Her 2015 valediction from the Wellington College Yearbook captures the essence of what made Joanna such a special person: Adams, Tim (30 April 2023). "Anthony Seldon on Boris Johnson: 'At his heart, he is extraordinarily empty' ". The Observer . Retrieved 30 April 2023. Clarence-Smith, Louisa (17 February 2023). "Epsom College appoints Sir Anthony Seldon as new headteacher after Emma Pattison tragedy". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 18 February 2023. Sir Anthony married Sarah Sayer, a former French teacher at Wellington College, last year.In 1986 Seldon co-founded, with Professor Peter Hennessy, the Institute of Contemporary British History, a body whose aim is to promote research into, and the study of, British history since 1945. Seldon is a co-founder of Action for Happiness [6] with Richard Layard (Baron Layard), and Geoff Mulgan. He is also a patron of The Iris Project, [55] which runs literacy schemes through Latin in schools in deprived urban areas and of DrugFAM, [56] which supports families affected by a loved one's abuse of drugs or alcohol. Butter, Susannah (27 January 2017). "Sir Anthony Seldon on his late wife: 'She was spectacular, ferociously intelligent - I was in awe of her' ". Evening Standard . Retrieved 9 February 2018.