Michael Turner is a semi-retired secondary school supply teacher of PE and humanities who founded The Drake Exploration Society on 9 November 1996 at the Golden Hind Chair in the Bodleian Library Oxford, England. Since 1980, Michael has documented pictorially the life and voyages of Sir Francis. Two of his illustrated lectures addressed Britain's largest lecturing body, The Ashridge Circle and the illustrious Royal Geographical Society. Michael's work and desire to locate Drake's Cophin of Lead, attracted much regional, national, and international media coverage. This culminated in a BBC2 documentary that he called In Drake's Wake and was screened 400 years after the death of Sir Francis. Michael continues to photograph Drake locations and has embarked upon documenting the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He is now seeking a publisher for his manuscripts on Brunel and Drake. Michael's videos reflect his other interests at home and abroad.