Tom Dormer
Tom was educated at Wellingborough Grammar School and gained a Kitchener Scholarship to read geography at University College London in 1972. He was appointed as a research assistant on graduation and undertook three years' research in historical geography at UCL. Tom has pursued two separate careers, one in commerce and the other in the military serving as a platoon commander in the 1st and 2nd battalions of The Royal Anglian Regiment and, subsequently, 14 years in the TA. Tom's business life is unusual in that he has developed successfully three diverse ventures under the umbrella of The Dormer Group. These interests include licensed property valuations, stocktaking, retail audits and asset registers, and a software house designing and supplying systems for payroll and accounts. He also developed the largest natural stone supplier and installer in the UK, specialising in designing and manufacturing high–quality natural limestone floors and facades. Tom is a badged member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides who specialises on WW1 and WW2. Tom is the Finance Director of Battlefield History TV.
Filmography
Battle of the Bulge: Kampfgruppe Peiper
as Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Kampfgruppe Peiper
as Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Saint Vith
as Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Saint Vith
as Presenter
Second Ypres 1915: The Great Gas Attack
as Presenter
Second Ypres 1915: The Great Gas Attack
as Presenter
Battles of the Marne & the Aisne
as Presenter
Battles of the Marne & the Aisne
as Presenter
First Ypres 1914 and the Race to the Sea
as Presenter
First Ypres 1914 and the Race to the Sea
as Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Siege of Bastogne
as Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Siege of Bastogne
as Presenter
Néry and the Retreat from Mons
as Presenter
Néry and the Retreat from Mons
as Presenter
Le Cateau
as Presenter
Le Cateau
as Presenter
Bletchley Park and the Ultra Secret
as Presenter
Bletchley Park and the Ultra Secret
as Presenter
Mons 1914
as Presenter
Mons 1914
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Pointe du Hoc
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Pointe du Hoc
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beachhead
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beachhead
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne
as Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Panzer Marche - The Dash for Bastogne
as Himself - Presenter
Battle of the Bulge: Panzer Marche - The Dash for Bastogne
as Himself - Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches
as Presenter
Operation Market Garden: Nijmegen
as Presenter
Operation Market Garden: Nijmegen
as Presenter
Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle of the Woods
as Presenter
Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle of the Woods
as Presenter
Salamanca
as Presenter
Salamanca
as Presenter
SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways
as Presenter
SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways
as Presenter
SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 1 - Das Reich and Oradour
as Presenter
SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 1 - Das Reich and Oradour
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach
as Presenter
Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach
as Presenter
Cavalry Charge: La Haie Sainte & Plancenoit - The French and Prussian Attacks
as Presenter
Cavalry Charge: La Haie Sainte & Plancenoit - The French and Prussian Attacks
as Presenter
The Waterloo Collection: Ligny and Quatre Bras - Part 1
as Presenter
The Waterloo Collection: Ligny and Quatre Bras - Part 1
as Presenter
Wittmann v Ekins: The Death of a Panzer Ace
as Presenter
Wittmann v Ekins: The Death of a Panzer Ace
as Presenter
The Waterloo Collection: Hougoumont and D'Erlon's Attack
as Presenter
The Waterloo Collection: Hougoumont and D'Erlon's Attack
as Presenter
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1
as Presenter
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1
as Presenter
Victory and Pursuit: The Waterloo Collection - Part 4
as Presenter
Victory and Pursuit: The Waterloo Collection - Part 4
as Presenter
SAS and the Normandy Campaign: Operation Bulbasket
as Presenter
SAS and the Normandy Campaign: Operation Bulbasket
as Presenter
The Somme 1916: The Sunken Lane
as Presenter
The Somme 1916: The Sunken Lane
as Presenter
The Battle of Naseby 1645
as Presenter
The Battle of Naseby 1645
as Presenter