Social history

Fishing industry play inspired by 1960s radio show
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Norfolk
Posted
21 January 2024
The gaiety and grimness of The Great Frost
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London
Posted
17 January 2024
The Ely Estate. Audio, 28 minutes
The perception and the reality of life in Ely, a big housing estate on the edge of Cardiff
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BBC Radio 4
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The Hidden History of the Wall. Audio, 28 minutes
Rachel Hurdley uncovers what walls tell us about how we live.
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BBC Radio 4
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How chocolate became the winter beverage of choice
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London
Posted
11 December 2023
Lost pubs remembered in newly released photos
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Tees
Posted
10 December 2023
Archive on 4. Doctor Who: 60 Years of Friends and Foes. Audio, 57 minutes
Sue Perkins explores how Doctor Who has reflected our social history on and off screen.
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BBC Radio 4
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Black women 'most likely to die in medieval plague'
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London
Posted
21 November 2023
Henge monument and Roman kilns found at housing dig
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Nottingham
Posted
15 November 2023
Portrait of historical figure returns to island
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
10 November 2023
Exhibition marking Manx Museum centenary to close
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
28 October 2023
Restored 1930s telephone box gifted to governor
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
22 October 2023
Stock market women trailblazers get Freedom of City
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London
Posted
13 October 2023
Our Story. SS Uganda. Audio, 28 minutes
Mark Stephen hears school-day adventures on educational cruises aboard the SS Uganda.
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BBC Radio Scotland
Available for over a year
The day sea-dipping elephants stunned a Welsh town
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Wales
Posted
23 September 2023
Retired dad's fire engine restored by family
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Nottingham
Posted
21 September 2023
The railway trip where only some passengers returned
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London
Posted
17 September 2023
Taking the knee origins in Mesopotamia - research
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Humberside
Posted
7 September 2023
Strikes to continue for as long as it takes - unions
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Norfolk
Posted
4 September 2023
Historic boat return to 'create landmark for town'
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
16 August 2023
Plans to return world's oldest yacht to home town. Video, 00:02:15
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
16 August 2023
Was an innocent man hanged for murdering his wife?
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Wales
Posted
13 August 2023
Nautical museum revamp plans back on display
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
3 August 2023
AntiSocial. What is “the patriarchy”? Audio, 6 minutes
Where does the term “patriarchy” come from and what does it mean?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year