All posts AudioHeidi Thomas: Researching Call the MidwifeWednesday 18 May 2016Screenwriter Heidi Thomas shares the process of transforming Jennifer Worth’s memoirs into the BBC period...Archives and archivistsMateriality matters: new approaches to medieval wax seal studiesMonday 7 March 2016Wax seals have been widely studied in terms of how they look, what they...VideoWebinar: Using the 1939 Register, recording the UK population before the warWednesday 13 January 2016The preparations had been made well in advance. Now Britain was at war, and...FeaturedMagna Carta – what’s so ‘great’ about the charter?Wednesday 30 December 2015We apologise for the variable sound quality of this podcast. 2015 is the 800th anniversary...AudioUsing the 1939 Register: Recording the UK population before the warTuesday 22 December 2015The preparations had been made well in advance. Now Britain was at war, and...AudioFor king and another country: Indian soldiers on the Western FrontTuesday 15 December 2015Over a million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War, many travelling from...AudioWriter of the month: A history of war in 100 battles – Richard OveryTuesday 8 December 2015‘Battle is not a game to plug into a computer but a piece of...Archives and archivistsBig Ideas: Freedom of Memory: A new human right?Friday 30 October 2015This presentation introduces the concept of Freedom of Memory, which Elizabeth is currently developing....AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: DiscussionFriday 23 October 2015Stephen Twigge head of modern collections at The National Archives in conversation with Professor...AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: IntroductionFriday 23 October 2015Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioBarbara Hepworth, her life and workThursday 22 October 2015Barbara Hepworth’s life and work examined through records held by selected archives, including The...AudioFirst World War rugby and the first World CupFriday 16 October 2015When Britain’s Empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were among the... « 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 91 »