Search results found for: second world war AudioNecessity, the mother of invention: Britain’s response to the demands of total war 1939-1945Monday 20 February 2012This talk is about British invention and innovation during the Second World War –...AudioThe battle that frightened Churchill: the war in the AtlanticThursday 10 September 2009On 3 September 1939, the passenger liner Athenia was sunk by U30. So began...VideoKorean War 2 (Korean)Thursday 5 June 2008Film starts with scenes of aircraft bombing a town. It then becomes clear that...VideoKorean War 1 (French)Saturday 5 April 2008The film is a round up for French audiences of events in the Korean...VideoMen of the WorldWednesday 3 May 2006Released in 1950, Men of the World, was produced for propaganda purposes to parade...On the RecordWomen’s Land ArmyThursday 17 August 2023Muck-spreading, rat-gassing, carrot-pulling – all in a day’s work for a land girl! You...VideoJ B Priestley: A Soldier’s CauseMonday 14 June 2021J B Priestley was an author, playwright, broadcaster and social commentator. Best known for...AudioSylvia Pankhurst: suffragette, socialist and ‘scourge of the empire’Monday 11 December 2017From militant suffragette at the beginning of the 20th century to campaigner against colonialism...AudioBombs, bulls and civilian braveryTuesday 4 July 2017In this podcast The National Archives’ Principal Military Specialist reveals some of his favourite stories about...Audio‘Dadland’: the father who was also an undercover guerrilla agentThursday 18 May 2017Keggie Carew discusses her book ‘Dadland’, a story about a madcap English childhood, the...Audio1939 National Registration NightTuesday 29 September 2015In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, the British government introduced...AudioArts and Inspiration Day at The National Archives 2014: Music and lyricsFriday 5 June 2015Jo Pugh reveals the music, lyrics and poetry lurking in diverse records, from Thomas... « 1 2 3 4 … 6 »