Posts by Bruno Derrick AudioAdlestrop: railways, poetry and the myths of 1914Friday 23 November 2012Adlestrop by Edward Thomas is one of the nation’s favourite poems. Written in the...AudioRailways and the mobilisation for war in 1914Thursday 8 September 2011The historian AJP Taylor, considering the events of 1914, once argued: ‘The First World...AudioBara Brith on the pampas: the Welsh in PatagoniaFriday 26 March 2010In 1865, a Welsh speaking colony was established in the valley of the Chubut...AudioRailway disasters: an introductionFriday 13 November 2009This talk looks at some of the most famous railway accidents and disasters of...VideoGod’s Wonderful Railway – British Sign Language videoFriday 14 November 2008Find out how the development of the railways transformed the landscape of Great Britain...AudioGod’s Wonderful RailwayFriday 14 November 2008Find out how the development of the railways transformed the landscape of Great Britain...AudioRailway staff recordsThursday 2 October 2008Historian Bruno Derrick offers guidance on how to trace ancestors who worked on the...
