The National Archives Podcast Series

This talk takes a look at the army of civil servants, temporary clerks, registrars, enumerators and others, and the part they played in this astonishing feat of organisation once a decade.

This talk summarises the outcomes of the Building Environment Simulation (BES) project and discusses next steps in the care of the collection of The National Archives.

Records specialist Sarah Hutton discusses the 19th century shift in the way mental health was viewed.

The University of Strathclyde's Dr Bruce Durie conducts a guided tour of Scottish testaments, or 'wills'.

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche's expansion in the UK in the early 20th century.

This podcast takes researchers through the various stages of the criminal justice system of the period and focusses on the various records created, from the commission of a crime, through the court processes and on to the records of punishment.

The Festival of Britain opened on 3 May 1951. It was a summer-long, nationwide festival celebrating Britain's contribution to civilisation past, present and future, in the arts, in science and in industrial design.

Alan Bowgen discusses the resourcefulness and courage of British servicemen who escaped from Axis Prisoner of War camps during the Second World War.

Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 26th Security Service records release, which contains 180 files. The records cover a range of subjects and span the inter-war, Second World War and post-war eras.

This lecture examines evidence stretching back over eight and a half centuries: seals, illuminated manuscripts, medieval rolls, treaties, grants of arms, state occasions, architectural drawings, military badges and even wooden chests.

'It's all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that agricultural labourers are boring and that you can't trace anything about them. In fact they can be very interesting, and there's lots of information to be found if you know where to look. This talk covers resources available in The National Archives, parish and county records, and manor, estate and farm sources.

'In the High Court of Justice' examines the records of the Chancery Division of the High Court (the post-1875 successor of the Chancery Court). This talk will show what is available and how to find your way around the documents.

Dr David Clarke, author of 'The UFO files' and senior lecturer in Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University, reveals the importance of the latest batch of UFO files to be released by The National Archives.

Mark Stevens takes a journey behind the walls of Victorian Broadmoor, England’s first Criminal Lunatic Asylum, and discovers some of the patients’ stories.

Documents from The National Archives shed light on a sensational murder from 1860.

Drawing on early 20th century case studies, Dr Chambers discusses the banning of novels whose narratives featured same sex relations between women.

Professor Laurence Brockliss, from the University of Oxford, discusses how ADM 101 has been used by his team over the past ten years, and considers how the newly digitised files will aid their future research. This talk was recorded as part of 'The journeys of discovery: surgeons at sea - ADM 101 Research Symposium'.

Wars in the 20th century have been responsible for the deaths of millions of people. Still more come back from conflict with permanent disabilities, in body and mind, in need of medical treatment, on-going care and financial support. Drawing on the wide range of materials in the National Archives, Dr Julie Anderson explores the history of people disabled in war in the 20th century. This talk was part of The National Archives' Diversity Week, a series of events and activities aimed at promoting equality and diversity in how we work and what we do. Dr Julie Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of History at the University of Kent.

This talk marks the ninty-eighth anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Using documents from The National Archives, James Cronan will take you through the history of the ship, from its construction and launch to its fateful end. James Cronan is a records specialist in diplomatic and colonial records. His interest in all things Titanic stems from the fact that his great-grandfather was a crewman on board the stricken ship. He has worked at The National Archives for 17 years, at Chancery Lane, the Family Records Centre and Kew.

Podcast of an interview which took place on Monday 29 November 2010. Dr Andrew Foster from the Historical Association and also a member of The National Archives Strategic Academic Stakeholder Forum in conversation with Oliver Morley, Acting Chief Executive about the strategic challenges faced by The National Archives in difficult economic times and how The National Archives plans to continue building relationships with the academic and research community.