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The National Archives Podcast Series
Listen to talks, discussions, lectures and other events presented by The National Archives of the United Kingdom.
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20 of 549 episodesAnnual Digital Lecture 2020: The death of anonymity in the age of identity
The global datafication of economy, society and politics has rendered humans into constellations of datapoints. Technologies measure, monito...
Cholera! Public health in mid-19th century Britain
The 1848-1849 cholera epidemic in England and Wales was described by a government report as if a ‘foreign army’ had ‘held...
The rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell
Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College, introduces...
Who dares wins: Britain 1979-1982
In this talk to mark the latest volume of his epic history of post-war Britain, television presenter and best-selling author Dominic Sandbro...
Rebecca Gowers and The Scoundrel Harry Larkyns
Rebecca Gowers uncovered a fascinating story within her family tree – that of Harry Larkyns. She learnt that Harry was an attractive c...
Trevor Barnes and Dead Doubles
Trevor Barnes is the author of a new study of one of the Cold War’s most notorious spy cases – the Portland Spy Ring. In this ‘M...
Nancy Astor: First steps towards a better balanced world
Opening up the electorate in 1918 to some women voters naturally triggered a conversation about female parliamentarians. Under the 1918 Parl...
Dermot Turing and The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park
In this ‘Meet the Author’ event (recorded over Zoom), Dermot Turing discusses his latest book, The Codebreakers of Bletchley Par...
Hidden Love: LGBTQ+ lives in the archives
The National Archives’ collections offer a valuable insight into how the government interacted with and viewed LGBTQ communities in the past...
Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Welcome and introduction
What are the opportunities, and challenges, of working collaboratively with archivists, academics and community groups? The theme of this ye...
Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Session 1: Three questions for the day
What are the opportunities, and challenges, of working collaboratively with archivists, academics and community groups? The theme of this ye...
Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Session 2: Structures – forms of co-production
What are the opportunities, and challenges, of working collaboratively with archivists, academics and community groups? The theme of this ye...
Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Practices – what makes for effective co-production?
What are the opportunities, and challenges, of working collaboratively with archivists, academics and community groups? The theme of this ye...
Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Session 4: Outcomes – what is the value of co-production?
What are the opportunities, and challenges, of working collaboratively with archivists, academics and community groups? The theme of this ye...
Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – Keynote Address
The one-day conference – ‘Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future’ – took place at The National Archives on Tuesday 25 Septemb...
Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – The manorial context
The one-day conference – ‘Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future’ – took place at The National Archives on Tuesday 25 Septemb...
Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – The Register goes online
The one-day conference – ‘Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future’ – took place at The National Archives on Tuesday 25 Septemb...
Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – Roundtable: What’s next?
The one-day conference – ‘Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future’ – took place at The National Archives on Tuesday 25 Septemb...
Introduction to Discovery – The National Archives catalogue
Matt Norman talks to Chrissy Peters about Discovery – the online catalogue for The National Archives and 2500 other archives. What is in Dis...