All posts AudioWriter of the month: Writing a history of one’s own timesTuesday 6 August 2013Peter Hennessy is Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of...AudioCars and democracy: British trusteeship of Volkswagen 1945 to 1949Friday 2 August 2013This talk gives an overview of British policy and the decisions relating to the...AudioNew files from 1983Thursday 1 August 2013Contemporary records specialists Mark Dunton and Simon Demissie discuss highlights from the latest batch...AudioAn introduction to the sixth tranche of colonial administration records released at The National ArchivesMonday 29 July 2013The National Archives is working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to transfer...AudioThe Church and the propaganda of political reform in 13th century EnglandThursday 25 July 2013In the 13th century, the English episcopate took a leading role in overseeing the...AudioNo (inter)sex please, we’re OlympiansThursday 18 July 2013The treatment of Caster Semenya, the South African athlete whose victory in the 800m...AudioThe secret listenersFriday 12 July 2013Before Bletchley Park could break the German war machine’s codes, the enemy’s radio traffic...AudioThree generations of master marinersFriday 5 July 2013In this talk Len Holder explores the maritime roots of his family. He starts...AudioDNA, family history and the population of the British IslesThursday 4 July 2013Drs Swann and Gleeson cover aspects of DNA testing for family history researchers, with...AudioThe pleasures and pains of contemporary historyThursday 4 July 2013Peter Hennessy discusses the pleasures and pains of writing history in one’s own times....AudioJoin up and see the world! British military recruitment after national serviceFriday 28 June 2013In the First and Second World Wars, men had come forward to join the...AudioWriter of the month: In conversation with Dominic SandbrookMonday 24 June 2013A session in conversation with Dominic Sandbrook, talking about his recent book, ‘Seasons in... « 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 90 »