This release contains records from Cyprus, Malta, Singapore, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland and...
The life and work of MacDonald Gill: mapmaker, letterer and graphic artist
MacDonald Gill's great-niece Caroline Walker discusses the artist's life and work
Suddenly, All Roads Led to Munich, 1936 - why I wrote Winter Games
Rachel Johnson discusses the writing of Winter Games
Yapton: a Sussex parish seen through the census and parish records
Dr Tony Wakeford looks beyond the names recorded in the parish registers and census records,...
Tracing your merchant seamen ancestors through crew lists and agreements
Janet Dempsey tells the remarkable story of Merchant Navy records, the work that is being done to...
There and back again: going away doesn't mean staying away
As more and more records are indexed online, you may find family members in unexpected places,...
The truth about The Great Train Robbery of 1963
In this talk, Peter Guttridge explores the truth about The Great Train Robbery of 1963.
Thomas Armstrong: the smuggler king of Cullercoats
In this talk, Dr Nick Barratt tells the amazing story of Captain Thomas Armstrong, an upstanding,...
At the Instigation of the Devil: suicide and its records
In this talk Dr Kathleen Chater takes a look at how our ancestors regarded suicide and what...
Locating London's wartime past: www.bombsight.org
In this talk Dr Catherine Emma Jones take an inside look at the Bomb Sight project and how it was...
Writing a history of one's own times
Professor Peter Hennessy talks about writing a history of ones own times as part of the Writer of...
Cars and democracy: British trusteeship of Volkswagen 1945 to 1949
This talk gives an overview of British policy and the decisions relating to the Volkswagenwerk...
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Contemporary records specialists Mark Dunton and Simon Demissie discuss highlights from the...
Diplomatic and Colonial Records Specialist Daniel Gilfoyle outlines the files released in this...
The Church and the propaganda of political reform in 13th century England
This talk explores churchmen in the 13th century contributed to the politicisation of English...
No (inter)sex please, we're Olympians
Dr Louise Chambers focuses on the history of gender testing in sports, as well as raising...
Sinclair McKay chronicles the history and achievements of the remarkable 'Y' (for 'Wireless')...
Three generations of master mariners
In this talk Len Holder explores the maritime roots of his family.
Join up and see the world! British military recruitment after national service
This talk looks at the different ways the British armed forces sold itself to potential recruits...
In conversation with Dominic Sandbrook
A session in conversation with Dominic Sandbrook, talking about his recent book, Seasons in the...
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