▁frequently ▁working ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Hudson ▁attributes ▁his ▁convers ational ▁style ▁of ▁presentation ▁to ▁his ▁experience ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁meeting ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁bed ▁and ▁breakfast ▁from ▁many ▁different ▁background s ▁and ▁national ities . ▁ ▁Education ▁Hudson ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁two ▁independent ▁schools : ▁at ▁Col chester ▁High ▁School , ▁a ▁day ▁school ▁in ▁his ▁home - town ▁of ▁Col chester ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁followed ▁by ▁I ps wich ▁School , ▁a ▁board ing ▁and ▁day ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁town ▁of ▁I ps wich ▁in ▁Su ff olk , ▁where ▁he ▁board ed ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eleven . ▁After ▁school , ▁he ▁studied ▁Field ▁Arch ae ology ▁at ▁L amp eter ▁University ▁( ren amed ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales , ▁L amp eter ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁L amp eter ▁in ▁Cer ed ig ion ▁in ▁south ▁west ▁Wales , ▁followed ▁by ▁military ▁training ▁at ▁R MA ▁Sand h urst ▁in ▁Ber k shire . ▁He ▁later ▁took ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Arch ae ology ▁at ▁Dur ham ▁University . ▁He ▁attended ▁Dur ham ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁University ▁College . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Hudson ▁moved ▁into ▁TV ▁production ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁foc using ▁on ▁historical ▁program mes . ▁ ▁Working ▁initially ▁for ▁Disc overy ▁Channel , ▁he ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁Time ▁Team , ▁BBC ▁