A range of streamed audio and video (using quicktime) and downloadable podcasts from Colonial Williamsburg living history museum, whose aim is to interpret the origins of the idea of America, conceived decades before the American Revolution. The video clips include dramatisations of historic moments, illustrations of cabinet-making and coopering crafts; the audio clips include readings of speeches, examples of music, particularly African influences, and thoughts on war from colonial interpreters. The podcasts feature special interviews with historians and curators and presentations on aspects of life in Williamsburg.