W Stephen Gilbert, BA (Hons)

I am a political activist, having served on party committees at local level and run for local office. I have indexed several political texts. My own book, Jeremy Corbyn – Accidental Hero, was the first published after he became Labour leader (including, of course, my own index).

Staying in touch with current affairs is an essential adjunct to being involved in politics.

Several of my indexing tasks have concerned historical events and concerns, both in Britain and across the world.

The volumes I have indexed range across music, literature, visual art and media.

Having spent many years reviewing theatre (and reading plays for managements and even seeing my own dramatic work mounted), I have plenty of knowledge to draw on in indexing books about the field.

Having spent many years reviewing movies (and tackling screenplays and even pitching them in Hollywood), I have plenty of knowledge to draw on in indexing books about the field.

I have worked as a producer and script editor several times at the BBC and for independent production houses. My entry point was having a script produced while at university. I also wrote the first literary biography of Dennis Potter (the index of which I was obliged to rescue).

Several indexing jobs about music have come my way, from opera to programme music.

I’ve indexed books about Chaucer and Wilfred Owen, conceptual writing and digital storytelling.

I’ve indexed books from Iranian to Florentine art.

One of my first jobs was a history of CHE. I also tackled Russian Homophobia from Stalin to Sochi. As a gay man, I’m also stimulated by gender politics (Governing in a Global World).