All posts AudioA bag of secretsFriday 21 April 2006Dr Tracey Sowerby of Pembroke College, Oxford, introduces listeners to the records of Tudor...VideoCharley’s March of TimeWednesday 19 April 2006The key principle underpinning the Welfare State was that it was universal. And that...VideoYour Very Good HealthWednesday 19 April 2006The National Health Service (NHS) was one of the major achievements of Clement Attlee’s...VideoPop Goes the WeaselWednesday 19 April 2006In ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’ (as with the cartoon ‘Charley’s March of Time’ from...VideoPedestrian CrossingWednesday 19 April 2006In 1951 there were two million cars registered on the roads of Britain, a...VideoDon’t Spread GermsWednesday 19 April 2006The century between the first Public Health Act of 1848 and the start of...VideoCharley in New TownWednesday 19 April 2006In the immediate post-war period ‘New Towns’ were considered to represent one of the...VideoShown by RequestWednesday 19 April 2006When the Government decided to replace the wartime Ministry of Information in March 1946...VideoRead Any Good Meters Lately (Watch your Meters)Wednesday 19 April 2006The end of the war in 1945 did not result in the immediate end...VideoModern Guide to HealthWednesday 19 April 2006The century between the first Public Health Act of 1848 and the start of...VideoCoughs and SneezesWednesday 19 April 2006The century between the first Public Health Act of 1848 and the start of...AudioThe problem of the poor: faith, science and poverty in 19th century BritainFriday 14 April 2006Dr. John Shaw discusses Victorian attitudes to the poor and how they developed over... « 1 … 83 84 85 86 87 … 90 »