All posts AudioFrom wheelchair polo to winning professionals: the history of the ParalympicsFriday 7 September 2012Today, the Paralympics is a showcase of professional, top-level athletic achievement. Like the able-bodied...AudioThe War of 1812: from the British sideFriday 24 August 2012The War of 1812 features prominently in the history of the United States, especially...AudioCoroners’ InquestsThursday 16 August 2012Coroners’ inquests produce a wealth of information for family historians. Ancestors might have been involved...Military historyThe Battle of the Somme: fallen comradesThursday 16 August 2012The clip starts with a title and sequence showing British tommies rescuing a fallen...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: ‘Plum Pudding’ mortar bombsThursday 16 August 2012This sequence opens with a title commenting on the supply operation to make the...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: Battle PoliceThursday 16 August 2012The film clip starts with Tommies making their way across No Man’s Land and...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: ammunition dumpsThursday 16 August 2012This clip gives us a detailed view of preparations for the attack at the...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: the impact of modern weaponsThursday 16 August 2012The clip starts with some pretty harrowing footage of a German trench devastated by...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: destroying enemy defencesThursday 16 August 2012This clip starts with a title card explaining how heavy guns are destroying enemy...VideoUFO file release July 2012Thursday 16 August 2012Dr David Clarke, an expert in UFO history, guides us through the highlights of...VideoWomen Making MunitionsFriday 10 August 2012The film goes straight in to show women using heavy engineering machinery such as...VideoNational Service – Women’s Land ArmyFriday 10 August 2012This short clip consists of a romantic scene in which a noble woman runs... « 1 … 41 42 43 44 45 … 90 »