Social history
Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: Citizen researchers and the history of record keeping. Audio, 32 minutes
Dr William Butler and Jenny Bunn from the National Archives discuss record keeping.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Welcome to Rwanda. Audio, 37 minutes
Is Rwanda a devlopment model for the rest of Africa, or an autocratic and ruthless state?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Gateways Grind: London’s Secret Lesbian Club. Video, 58 minutes
An invitation to look inside one of the most famous lesbian venues in the world.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 6 months
The Hidden History of the Front Door. Audio, 28 minutes
Rachel Hurdley discovers what front doors reveal about security, sociability and status.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Ballroom dancing. Audio, 29 minutes
Ballroom dancing: its social history and sexual politics.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted31 May 2022
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- Posted22 May 2022
A Brief History of Progress. Audio, 57 minutes
American satirist Joe Queenan asks what is progress and has it run out?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted8 May 2022
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- Posted2 April 2022
Then Barbara Met Alan. Video, 67 minutes
The untold love story of two cabaret performers and disability rights activists.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 3 months
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- Posted13 March 2022
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- Posted20 February 2022
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- Posted14 February 2022
Horrible Histories. Series 9, Diabolical Daily Life. Video, 28 minutes
Daily routines throughout history, from waking in Ancient Egypt to Medieval Loo Man.
- AttributionCBBC
- Available for over a year
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- Posted21 January 2022
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- Posted17 January 2022
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- Posted11 January 2022
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- Posted30 December 2021
The Hidden History of the Staircase. Audio, 28 minutes
Rachel Hurdley climbs the staircase to discover a story of steps, status and segregation.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Críochdheighilt: Partition. Video, 59 minutes
Journalist and author, Ian Malcolm, explores the impact of the Partition of Ireland.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 2 months
- Attribution
- Posted15 November 2021
