All posts AudioThe rise and fall of Thomas CromwellFriday 18 December 2020Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at the University of...AudioWho dares wins: Britain 1979-1982Wednesday 16 December 2020In this talk to mark the latest volume of his epic history of post-war...VideoFilm of the month: A Message from Father ChristmasThursday 3 December 2020The National Archives education team’s film of the month highlights a Pathé film relating...On the RecordVictorian cats, medieval hospitals & frontline nursesThursday 26 November 2020Illustrator Louis Wain changed the way we think about cats and dedicated his life...AudioRebecca Gowers and The Scoundrel Harry LarkynsWednesday 25 November 2020Rebecca Gowers uncovered a fascinating story within her family tree – that of Harry...On the RecordSmugglers, spies & dragon slayersThursday 12 November 2020A British spy named Pearl jumps from a plane under cover of night. A...Audio‘A huge pack of witches’: A witch scare in 17th-century LancashireWednesday 11 November 2020In November 1633, a little boy telling tall tales about witches in his local...VideoMaking a mark: The early Black Press, 1817-1948Tuesday 10 November 2020Periodicals have been produced by and for Black people in Britain for more than...VideoFilm of the month: Armistice – We shall rememberTuesday 10 November 2020The National Archives education team’s film of the month highlights a Pathé film relating...AudioTrevor Barnes and Dead DoublesFriday 30 October 2020Trevor Barnes is the author of a new study of one of the Cold...On the RecordCivil rights & Public healthThursday 29 October 2020In 1921, W E B Du Bois (the African American thinker and NAACP co-founder)...On the RecordOn the Record at The National Archives: Heroic deeds (a trailer)Thursday 22 October 2020In our latest three-part podcast series we’ll be exploring stories in our collection with... 1 2 3 … 86 »
