Category: Political history audio AudioSecurity Service file release September 2019Tuesday 24 September 2019Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioThe personal story of Holocaust survivor John DobaiWednesday 20 February 2019John Dobai was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1934. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day,...AudioWest Africa and the First World WarMonday 18 June 2018The First World War had a great impact on West Africa, as Britain ordered...AudioBig Ideas Series: The role of archives in addressing refugee crisesThursday 29 March 2018This presentation provides an overview of a project called ‘Records and ICT at the...AudioBlack Power and the stateMonday 4 December 2017The late 1960s and early 1970s witnessed the flourishing of Black Power, a movement...AudioSecurity Service file release November 2017Tuesday 28 November 2017Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...Audio‘Corner of a Foreign Field’: a play about the burial of Indian Muslim troops at the time of the First World WarWednesday 1 November 2017It is October 1914 and Maulana Sadr Ud-Din is battling with General Barrow, the...Audio‘Step Child’: a play about the surveillance of First World War Indian dissentersWednesday 1 November 2017The British Government promises that all British subjects are equal before the law. But...Audio‘Cama’: a play about a female Indian revolutionary at the time of the First World WarWednesday 1 November 2017In a trench in Marseille the loyalty of three Indian soldiers is tested when...Audio‘The Radicalisation of Vir Singh’: a play about the challenges of serving as an Indian soldier in the First World WarWednesday 1 November 2017Arjun sits restless and scared as he prepares to enter the battlefield for the...Audio‘Smile’: a play about Indian soldiers at the Brighton Pavilion Hospital during the First World WarWednesday 1 November 2017Three Indian soldiers recover at the iconic Brighton Pavilion hospital. Every detail is provided...AudioMapping Women’s SuffrageTuesday 24 October 2017The women’s suffrage campaign in Britain was a particularly long and difficult struggle. It... 1 2 3 … 9 »