Category: Podcasts On the RecordResist: Black Power in the courtroomThursday 30 January 2020In 1965, Britain passed the Race Relations Act, which made it illegal to refuse service on the basis of race. To some, it looked like progress, while some anti-...On the RecordReform: Violence and the struggle for suffrageWednesday 22 January 2020The campaign for women’s suffrage is often characterised by its militant factions and leaders like Emmeline Pankhurst, who used bombs and destruction of prope...On the RecordRevolt: The story of England’s first protestWednesday 15 January 2020In 1990, a march in protest of the government’s poll tax turned violent as police and marchers clashed. The Poll Tax Riots became one of the most infamous pro...On the RecordOn the Record at The National Archives series two: Protest (a trailer)Sunday 12 January 2020What would you do to change the status quo? In our latest three-part series we’re sharing stories of protest. Using the records in our archive, we’v...AudioSummer Lecture Series 2019: Information at War – the Ministry of Information, 1936-1946Wednesday 7 August 2019The Ministry of Information was established by a government which recognised that the understanding and morale of the civilian population in the UK – and else...AudioThe Cold War and UFOsThursday 23 May 2019There is more to the Ministry of Defence UFO files than reports on strange sightings in the sky. They provide insight into the public’s perception of the Cold...AudioThe scandalous case of John VassallThursday 23 May 2019In 1962, while working as a clerk in the British Embassy in Moscow, homosexual civil servant John Vassall was caught in a ‘honey trap’ sprung by the Soviet...On the RecordSpies: Double agents and double standardsThursday 16 May 2019The Cambridge Five are perhaps the most infamous spy ring of the 20th century. They worked their way into the upper ranks of British Intelligence in order to sp...On the RecordSpies: Lawrence and BellThursday 9 May 2019The exploits of T.E. Lawrence are legendary. Thanks to the famous film ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, millions around the world know about his time spying an...On the RecordSpies: Archetype of a SpyThursday 2 May 2019What do spies actually look like? What do they do? What motivates them to enter such a secretive profession? In this episode we use documents in our collection...AudioOn the Record at The National Archives – Spies (a trailer)Friday 26 April 2019History is everywhere in popular culture. But the truth is harder to find. A three-part podcast series by The National Archives, On the Record at The National...AudioThe personal story of Holocaust survivor John DobaiWednesday 20 February 2019John Dobai was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1934. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, John delivered a talk at The National Archives on 25 January 2019 about his p... 1 2 3 … 44 »
