David Starkey

Actor, director and writer · Born January 3, 1945 (81) · Kendal, England, UK

David Robert Starkey MA, PhD, D.Litt., CBE, FSA, FRHistS is an English constitutional historian and a radio and television presenter. Born the only child of Quaker parents, he attended Kendal Grammar School before studying at Cambridge through a scholarship.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 3, 1945 (81)
From: Kendal, England, UK
Works as: Actor, director and writer
Titles: 5 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 44% in 30 days

What are David Starkey's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Power

34%

Society

28%

Ideas

17%

Survival

12%

Morality

9%

Power2 Legacy2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

3

Melancholic

1

Thrilling

1

Triumphant

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Starkey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

XiveTV Documentaries1 title, show their title on XiveTV Documentaries

Subscription and free streaming for David Starkey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Crown: A Thousand Year Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Presenter
World's First Battlefield(2023)
Director
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs(2019)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lost Pharaohs of the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Director · Producer · Writer
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Director · Producer · Writer
David Starkey's Magna Carta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Writer · as Presenter
Sinking the Lusitania: An American Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director
Rome: The World's First Superpower(2014)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
David Starkey's Music and Monarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 4 episodes · Actor
The Churchills(2012)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Northern Ireland's Greatest Haunts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Monarchy with David Starkey(2004)
Show 17 episodes · Writer · Actor
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Big Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1993 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting6 of 13Directing6 of 13Writing4 of 13Producing3 of 13Other crew1 of 13

13 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s9 · 4 acting · 6 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.