Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to have my work and initiatives featured in various media outlets, bringing attention to Stoke Newington’s rich history. My projects, ranging from producing a book documenting the history of every shop on Stoke Newington Church Street and curating a digital copy of the Clissold Park campaign archive, to creating photo mashups that blend the old and the present streetscape, have sparked interest and discussion across a variety of platforms. These include print articles, radio and podcast interviews, television appearances, and online coverage, all of which help raise awareness of the area’s heritage and my ongoing efforts to make it more accessible and engaging.
2025
- 20.11.2025 – Featured in the Hackney Post: My Bid to Fund Historic Street Sign Restoration
- 16.11.2025 – Saving Ghost Shop Signs in Stoke Newington
- 10.09.2025 – Clissold Park Petition Project Featured in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
- 21.03.2025 – My Project and Work Featured in The Times Article
2024
- 31.10.2024 – Hackney Post Article on my event reaching £10,000 in donations
- 14.06.2024 – Interview on BBC Radio London
- 03.06.2024 – An appearance on BBC London News
2022
2021
- 15.05.2021 – BBC News: Drain-spotting: The people who keep their minds in the gutter
- 09.03.2021 – 1886 petition to save Clissold Park transcribed by local volunteers
- 17.02.2021 – An appearance in Landscape Artist of the Year on Sky Arts
2020
- 14.08.2020 – Signs of relief as streetwise campaigners win preservation promise from Hackney council
- 05.07.2020 – Rather Superb Tour of Stoke Newington (Joolz Guides – London History Walks – Travel Films)
- 30.03.2020 – BBC ‘Boring Talks’ podcast: The Beauty of Victorian Coalhole Covers
2019
- 04.10.2019 – Financial Times: House prices dive in London’s Stoke Newington
- 12.09.2019 – Hackney Gazette: ‘Old road signs should be protected’ – Stoke Newington historian
- 03.01.2019 – Hackney Gazette: The history of Stoke Newington’s red pillar post boxes
2018
- 06.12.2018 – Joseph Beck – The man who saved Clissold Park – is given a plaque in Stoke Newington
- 23.07.2018 – BBC London News – Amir Dotan’s Stoke Newington history mash-up project
- 14.07.2018 – Hackney Gazette: Stoke Newington historian documents the fascinating designs of Victorian coal hole covers
- 15.03.2018 – Hackney Post: The story behind the ‘Stoke Newington History’ Twitter account
- Hackney Magazine, 2018 Spring edition: 1930’s Stoke Newington by the local shopkeeper
2017
- 22.06.2017 – Hackney Gazette: A Stoke Newington historian has launched his own website to share his archives and projects with the world
- 15.06.2017 – Hackney Terrier, The Friends of Hackney Archives Newsletter: FoHA Supports exhibition bringing Stoke Newington history to life
- 18.04.2017 – Hackney Gazette: Amir can tell you the history of every building in Church Street
- 21.02.2017 – Location Location blog: Local historian publishes enormous archive
- 10.02.2017 – London Live TV channel: Stoke Newington then vs now [Video is no longer available]
- 04.01.2017 – Hackney Gazette: Stoke Newington historian uploads his work for world to see
2016
- 01.12.2016 – N16Life magazine: Saving Clissold Park
- 28.10.2016 – Evening Standard: 25 brilliant photographs that show Stoke Newington then and now
- 17.10. 2016 – Hackney Gazette: Historian mocks up incredible images of old Stoke Newington
- 08.07.2017 – Spaces, Hackney Society Newsletter: Derek W. Baker 1936 – 2016
- 05.07.2016 – Hackney Citizen: Joseph Beck – the man who saved Clissold Park
- 05.05.2016 – Hackney Gazette: Saving Clissold Park: The four-year battle to secure public use
- 07.04.2016 – Hackney Gazette: Historian who created ‘Holy Grail’ encyclopaedia of Stoke Newington dies
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