Category: International

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‘Cama’: a play about a female Indian revolutionary at the time of the First World War

Wednesday 1 November 2017

In a trench in Marseille the loyalty of three Indian soldiers is tested when the legendary Madame Cama asks them to surrender for the good of the motherland. Wi...

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‘The Radicalisation of Vir Singh’: a play about the challenges of serving as an Indian soldier in the First World War

Wednesday 1 November 2017

Arjun sits restless and scared as he prepares to enter the battlefield for the first time. Inspired by compatriot Vir’s legends of mighty Sikh warriors, A...

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Big Ideas: The women’s war in the Middle East – women’s First World War service in Egypt, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia and Palestine

Friday 10 July 2015

Nadia Atia is Lecturer in World Literature at Queen Mary, University of London. Her research examines the literature and cultural history of the First World War...

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Portillo’s State Secrets

Friday 29 May 2015

Researcher Tommy Norton introduces some of the 30 documents featured in the BBC 2 ten-part television series, Portillo’s State Secrets. He also talks about th...

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Writer of the month: Helen Castor on Joan of Arc

Thursday 21 May 2015

Helen Castor in conversation, discussing her new book, Joan of Arc: A history. Find out more about Helen Castor on her website. This podcast was recorded live a...

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One in six: the South Asian contribution to the First World War

Wednesday 13 May 2015

One hundred years ago, undivided India provided Britain with a massive volunteer army in its hour of need. From 1914-1918 close to 1.5 million Indians served, f...

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India in the First World War

Thursday 12 March 2015

The National Archives’ principal military specialist William Spencer is joined by Brigadier Brian McCall, defence advisor in the British High Commission i...

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Lines on the map: records of international boundaries

Friday 30 January 2015

The National Archives holds one of the largest and most important accumulations of maps in the world.  They document the United Kingdom’s involvement in shap...

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Writer of the month: The Spanish ambassador’s suitcase

Friday 23 January 2015

Matthew Parris and Andrew Bryson discuss their new book, The Spanish ambassador’s suitcase. Matthew Parris worked for the Foreign Office and the Conservat...

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Maps: their untold stories

Friday 17 October 2014

Drawn from seven centuries of maps of places around the globe held in The National Archives, Maps: their untold stories offers a fascinating and unusual journey...

Archives and archivists

From British bobby to Hong Kong copper

Friday 3 October 2014

This year marks the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Police. This talk traces the history of the organisation through the stories of a fe...

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War and Peace conference: Closing remarks: the First World War and intelligence

Friday 15 August 2014

Closing remarks by Gill Bennett, former Chief Historian, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1995-2005. This talk was recorded live at the one-day conference, War...