Alastair Sooke is an author and broadcaster, chief art critic at The Telegraph, and co-host of Stories of Art, a weekly art-history podcast published by HENI Talks. He has written and presented more than 60 hours of television and radio for the BBC (Modern Masters, Treasures of Ancient Egypt, An Art Lovers’ Guide, China’s Greatest Treasures), and authored several books (including studies of Henri Matisse and Georges Seurat, and a history of Pop art). He has judged many prizes and awards, including the Sky Arts Award for visual art, and the inaugural Hepworth Prize for Sculpture. He was a member of the British Council’s 2017 Venice Biennale selection committee, has served on advisory boards of both the Classical Art Research Centre at the University of Oxford and the Courtauld Institute of Art, and moderated many events at festivals and museums.