The National Archives Podcast Series

Using the records of the Home Office, this podcast focuses on just how the government kept up to date intelligence on the various threats without a recognised police force or centralised government agency.

Paul Carlyle looks at records held at The National Archives on this controversial and unpopular tax.

Reader Adviser Ralph Thompson follows the history of the army from its inception as a standing force after the overthrow of the English republic through its increasing professionalisation during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Using documents in The National Archives, James Ross explores the troubled times of Henry's accession and reveals a man very different to Shakespeare's picture of a playboy prince.

Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad, Berlin: the Downfall and The Battle for Spain, discusses his experience of researching the reality of war.

What part did opium play in the war between Britain and China from 1856 to 1860? Caroline Dawson uses records held at The National Archives and elsewhere to investigate.

Peter John discusses the shifts in government policy since 1945, as well as the importance of public opinion and the role of the media.

Podcast of a third interview between Dr Andrew Foster from the Historical Association and member of The National Archives' Strategic Academic Stakeholder Forum and Oliver Morley, Chief Executive and Keeper, The National Archives, which took place on 11 February 2013.

Stephen Cooper tells the remarkable story of his search for rugby club members who fell in the Great War.

Dr Hester Vaizey from the in-house Publishing Team explains benefits of working in partnership with The National Archives and offers guidance on how to put together a book proposal for submission.

Records expert Mark Dunton uses a case study of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to explain how to research a famous person in The National Archives.

Historian Dr Katherine Mair reveals how you can unlock a wealth of inspiration held within our documents, including social and cultural details in government records.

Sean Creighton outlines the history of loan societies, drawing on material from The National Archives and elsewhere.

A look at the pardoning process of the early 19th century, and some stories behind the petitions for mercy written on behalf of convicted criminals, found at The National Archives.

In our first Writer of the Month talk, Times journalist Ben Macintyre talks about his latest book Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies and how he turned his research into a published work.

Audrey Collins tells the story of the crimes that shocked the nation in the 1840s, when a gang used identity theft and fraud to steal money from dormant accounts in the Bank of England.

Listen to an introduction to the various records at The National Archives that can be used to trace the experiences of individual Battalions or Regiments during The Great War.

Dr John Law reveals the rich, but sadly under-explored resource of the Brown Archive - holding records of 19th century Venetian resident and expert Rawdon Brown.

This talk will look at PCC wills and other probate records at The National Archives and elsewhere, providing an introduction to finding a will and identifying related records.

Lord Ashdown, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, discusses how the Cockleshell Heroes mounted the greatest raid of the Second World War.