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A powerful new documentary based on the book by Dave Zirin, The People’s History of Sports, in which he argues that far from providing merely escapist entertainment, American sports have long been at the...
A recording of Simon Callow’s one-man show at the Albery Theatre, London, which ran from 2000 to 2002. The play was written by Peter Ackroyd. As well as recreating scenes from Dickens’ novels, Ackroyd...
A compilation of over 1500 contemporary articles, plus photographs, illustrations, and eyewitness reports on World War 1 from the archives of ‘The Times’, complemented by video and audio clips. Covers...
This film looks at the development of British country houses and gardens over 400 years, since the time of Henry VIII.
Mixes traditional Glasgow songs with stills, archive and contemporary images and uses the river to tell the story of social issues facing the city and its communities in 1937, 1956 and 1985. Draws upon young...
Looks at medieval life using footage shot at major medieval sites in Britain combined with expert analysis and comment.
Discussion between Robert Rhodes James and Professor John Mackintosh. Considers how the dilemmas of 1964 developed - rising expectations with poor market performance; rigid social structure with belief in...
An entertainment in music hall style that looks at memories of health care before there was a health service. Records the research, writing, rehearsal and performance by the Age Exchange Theatre Company in...
Video recording of a discussion between political cartoonist Martin Rowson and Willl Self on the history of political satire. Held at the RSA in October 2008. (30 minutes)
Exposes the history of the remote labour camps for the unemployed which were set up and run by successive British governments between 1929 and 1939. David Colledge, a Leeds social historian, acts as the...
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