Dr Tony Redding is an author and military historian. His professional career centred on journalism and, subsequently, media response to major accidents and crises. Tony was awarded his Doctorate from King's College, London (War Studies) in 2022. His thesis concerns the British nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Tony's father, Jack Redding, helped free the injured and recover the dead at the St John's crash site. Ten years later, he did the same at the Hither Green derailment, which cost 49 lives.