Turi King
@turiking
British & Canadian geneticist/genealogy/forensics/archaeology #DNAFamilySecrets, #RichardIII DNA gal, Television/podcast presenter.
Well, this has made my day. The rather wonderful Dave Annal, who I greatly admire, has written a lovely review of my book, Secrets of our DNA, for Family Tree Magazine. 😊🧬🌳
I'm doing some live events this autumn chatting about Richard III and other mysteries that DNA has helped solve. And you will also be able to buy my book. 😊🧬 Details here: turiking.co.uk/speaking-and...
Fab time with the rather wonderful Robin Ince, Chris Jackson, @helenczerski.bsky.social & @particleclara.bsky.social chatting about the last 20 years of scientific discoveries @cosmicshambles.com @latitudefestival.bsky.social 😊🧬 As you can see, this is the rather glamorous back stage area!
I have been continuing my streak of guerrilla book signings (randomly going into bookstores unannounced and signing my books) and amazing self portraits! Here’s me/books in @hatchards.bsky.social in St Pancras and @waterstones.bsky.social Canterbury!
I got to be on the lovely @herring1967.bsky.social book club and, in between him having me in stitches, we were chatting about my book, Secrets of our DNA. 😊🧬 You can listen here: shows.acast.com/aacb15fc-f2a9-… or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ooooo! Lovely to pop into Waterstones Gower Street to sign some copies of my book!! 😊🧬 I hope you all love my amazing self portrait! 😀
Exciting to see my book out in the wild in my local @toppingsbath.bsky.social! 😊🧬
Lovely review of my book in @thetimes.com by their fab science correspondent, Tom Whipple. Great photos by Jooney Woodward. It's all becoming rather real that the book is out next week in the U.K. (Squeak!) UK May 28th amzn.eu/d/0j4DfV9z Canada June 2nd a.co/d/02GHPTiI
That was a lovely way to spend a morning: nattering to the rather wonderful Dermot O’Leary @ BBC about my new book on genetics. Dermot is one of those people with that rare talent of making it feel like you’re chatting to an old friend. 😊 Book out May 28th, you can pre-order it now from bookstores.
Oooo! @waterstones.bsky.social is running a big pre-order promotion of various books including mine! Running until 23:59 on Feb 20th, you can get 25% off by using FEB26 at the checkout! Book out May 28th!
Nice article in @thetimes.com by @hackblackburn.bsky.social about my unusual career path and how I came to be involved leading the genetic analysis of Hitler's DNA.
The news is out! Really nice piece by Jack Blackburn of @Times about the genetic study been leading into Hitler’s DNA. It’s been a massive group effort as part of a documentary with the team Blink Films & a huge number of experts! We have to put the caveats in and the article does that nicely.
I am SO pleased to see this! Richard Taylor has quite rightly won his case. I was shocked at how the project and people, Richard T in particular, were so falsely portrayed in the film. Good to see it’s being put right. Do see Richard T’s X thread below. 👇 x.com/richardtaylo...
My amazing kids got me a Book Spa gift at Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath. What a treat! The lovely team there fed me tea & cake, nattered to me about my book tastes & then brought me a stack of books they thought I would like! Heaven! Reader, I bought several! mrbsemporium.com
Super proud of this! Still top 10 on Audible. It follows two families brought together by an unexpected discovery that changes everything they thought they knew about their father & takes us into the stories of the Home Children. Listen now on Audible: adbl.co/orphansmith
Super proud of this! Our Audible @bbcstudios.bsky.social podcast series, Orphan Smith, is in the top ten! We tell the story of the Home Children in Canada through the moving experience of one family. Get your tissues! You can listen here 🎧 www.audible.co.uk/.../Orphan-S...
Lovely article by @edhollox.bsky.social in the @gensocuk.bsky.social magazine about the University of Leicester's Department of Genetics reaching the grand old age of 60! 🧬😊
So lovely to be part of Orphan Smith: My Father's Secret. We follow two families brought together by an unexpected discovery that changed everything they thought they knew about their father! Narrated by the fab Megan Follows & hosted by me. On Audible adbl.co/orphansmith
You will not believe what arrived today! Squeak! Nothing less than #SystonKnittingBanxy's @richard-third.bsky.social! He's amazing! So touched! Have taken him to see @uniofbath.bsky.social & @milnerevolution.bsky.social He now has pride of place on my desk! 😍
It was a great pleasure to host Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Science Festival last night where we chatted about his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. It’s an excellent introduction to his work if you’ve never read any of his books before, and beautifully illustrated by Jana Lenzová.
Somehow feels extra important to vote this time round. 🇨🇦 #CanadaVotes2025
Looooook at this! It’s Richard III by Syston Knitting Banxy! Obviously like to think that he would have been so chuffed to see himself in knitted form! 🤩
Morning run in Bath - route down by the river is a bit damp after storm Bert! 🏃🏻♀️
Ooooo, our podcast Head Number 7 has made @thetimes.com list of best podcasts of the week! Have so enjoyed working on this with @ailsarochester.bsky.social and the Audio Always team! 😊 www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Hi everyone. I'm fairly new here so thought I would introduce myself. My background is in archaeology & then genetics so now I use genetics to answer questions in history & archaeology. I led the identification of King Richard III. I also do telly/radio presenting eg. BBC DNA Family Secrets. 😊🧬