Roy Calley works for BBC Sport as a TV Producer. He is the author of Blackpool: The Complete Record (2011), Hunt for Glory (2011), Blackpool's 1953 FA Cup Final (2012), The Playboy and the Rat (2013) and The World Water Speed Record (2014). His passion is for speed records, both on land and water, and he hopes that one day he may be able to add a little bit of history of his own. He lives in Nice in the south of France and has an in-depth knowledge of the area, including the Principality of Monaco. He has been fascinated by Mary, Queen of Scots dramatic and ultimately tragic story for many years and has visited all the locations described in his book.