Category: Featured AudioWriter of the month: A history of war in 100 battles – Richard OveryTuesday 8 December 2015‘Battle is not a game to plug into a computer but a piece of...Archives and archivistsBig Ideas: Freedom of Memory: A new human right?Friday 30 October 2015This presentation introduces the concept of Freedom of Memory, which Elizabeth is currently developing....AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: DiscussionFriday 23 October 2015Stephen Twigge head of modern collections at The National Archives in conversation with Professor...AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: IntroductionFriday 23 October 2015Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioBarbara Hepworth, her life and workThursday 22 October 2015Barbara Hepworth’s life and work examined through records held by selected archives, including The...AudioFirst World War rugby and the first World CupFriday 16 October 2015When Britain’s Empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were among the...Audio‘Over the top: a foul a blurry foul’ – the first football charge of the First World WarFriday 2 October 2015Our collection of First World War records is one of the largest in the...Audio1939 National Registration NightTuesday 29 September 2015In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, the British government introduced...AudioKew lives – reconstructing the pastFriday 25 September 2015Emily Ward-Willis explains how to research the local history of an area, using the...AudioWriter of the month: Peter Doggett – Electric shock: From the gramophone to the iPhoneThursday 17 September 2015Peter Doggett argues that from the birth of recording in the 19th century to...AudioBig Ideas: On pilgrimage in EnglandFriday 11 September 2015The 1930s saw a resurgence of interest in local knowledge and traditions, and intense...AudioBig Ideas: Innovation in the Air ForceFriday 4 September 2015Ross Mahoney’s talk is based on sources ranging from operational records held by The... « 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 26 »