All posts AudioDarwin’s voyage: HMS Beagle 1831-1836Wednesday 7 October 2009In 1831, in his twenties and fresh out of university, Charles Darwin set sail...AudioCivilian honours and awardsFriday 2 October 2009The London Gazette is a crucial source for announcements of military and civilian honours...VideoThe Longest DayThursday 1 October 2009This videocast is part of the War on Film series, created by The National...VideoThe Great EscapeThursday 24 September 2009This videocast is part of the War on Film series, created by The National...AudioInternmentMonday 21 September 2009On the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, some 70,000 Germans and Austrians...VideoThe Man Who Never WasThursday 17 September 2009‘The Man Who Never Was’ tells the fascinating tale of Operation Mincemeat. This elaborate...AudioGIs and POWs: Kew in the Second World WarWednesday 16 September 2009Local historian Christopher May reveals the wartime history of The National Archives’ Kew site....VideoThe Dam BustersThursday 10 September 2009‘The Dam Busters’ tells the story of 617 Squadron and its daring and extremely...AudioThe battle that frightened Churchill: the war in the AtlanticThursday 10 September 2009On 3 September 1939, the passenger liner Athenia was sunk by U30. So began...VideoHope and GloryThursday 3 September 2009‘Hope and Glory’ tells the story of a young boy growing up in London...VideoUFO file release August 2009Sunday 30 August 2009Dr David Clarke, an expert in UFO history, guides us through the highlights of...AudioForgeries in the archivesFriday 28 August 2009Forgery has always been a major problem to archivists and librarians – from the... « 1 … 61 62 63 64 65 … 91 »