Lecturers
Jane Angelini
Jane Angelini is the inspiration behind St James's Art Tours and is responsible for the planning and organisation of each tour, whether or not she leads it. She specialises in the cultures of the Mediterranean world - Classical, Byzantine, Islamic - as well as that of Russia. She graduated in Russian Studies and took a Masters degree in Byzantine & Early Russian Art & Architecture. As well as running St James's Art Tours she works as a free-lance lecturer for numerous organisations, including NADFAS, the Art Fund. and Swan Hellenic Cruises. She speaks several foreign languages and has translated works of 19th century Russian literature for Penguin Books and the Oxford University Press.
Graham Slimming
Mr Graham Slimming is an artist and art historian. His great enthusiasm and extensive knowledge of his subject makes him a very popular lecturer with St James's Art Tours.
Dr. Adam White
Adam is an art historian who works as Curator of Lotherton Hall, an historic house in Leeds. He has escorted a number of tours for St James's Art Tours.
Sue Rollin
Sue is an archaeologist, interpreter & lecturer. She has taught at both London and Cambridge Universities, interprets for the UN and EU and is the co-author of two guide books: Istanbul: A Traveller’s Guide and the Blue Guide to Jordan. She has led many tours in Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia and India.
Julia Boadle
Julia has lived and travelled abroad extensively, acquiring over the years a passion for all things Byzantine. She has spent much time in Italy over the last 25 years and speaks Italian, as well as Spanish and French. She recently returned to the Courthauld Institute in London as a mature student, where she received a distinction in her Master's degree in Byzantine Art, and is currently undertaking further research for her PhD. She has led numerous art tours for St James's as well as other companies.
Michael Wilson
Michael Willson had a career in the British Council and has been First Secretary (Cultural) at the British Embassy in Ankara, Cultural Attache in Cairo and Cultural Attaché in Iran. His expereince of living abroard and linguistic skills mean that he gets on very well with both locals and specialists. He is an excellent tour leader.
Eveline Eaton
Eveline grew up in in Berlin. Since 1973, she has lived, studied and worked in the UK. She has a degree in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, as well a Diploma from the Study Centre for the History of Fine and Decorative Arts. Since the 1980s, she has worked as a free-lance lecturer for Surrey University, the Art Fund and for NADFAS She frequently guides art-trips to Berlin/Dresden, Munich and Bavaria, the Cote d’Azur, Normandy and New York.
Simon Carr
Mr Simon Carr read Classics at Cambridge University and has taught Classical Languages and Civilisation for many years. He is at present Head of Classics at Sevenoaks School. He was recently editor of the Journal of Classics Teaching and has been on the Council of the Hellenic Society and the Joint Association of Classical Teachers. He was awarded a Plumer Visiting Fellowship at St. Anne’s College, Oxford University. He has many years experience of leading Classical tours.
Mark Corby
Mark Corby is a member of the Institute of Classical Studies and the Royal Archaeological Institute. He has been a freelance historian for the last five years and lectures for the National Association for Design & Fine Art Societies as well as the Institute of Archaeology. He has been a guest lecturer and historical guide on several foreign adventures. He is also a researcher and presenter of TV historical documentaries.
Alan Ogden

Alan succumbed a long time ago to the fascination of this country and is now a respected Romanian expert, having published numerous books on Romanian history and culture.

Mark Powell
Mark is a talented linguist, lecturer and writer and is extraordinarily well-travelled. He is a specialist in East European history and culture and wrote up the restoration of Dubrovnik for the Architectural Review. BBC World's Fast Track programme accompanied and filmed a tour he led to Bosnia.