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- http://www.moidigital.ac.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Film Studies, Politics and Government
An on-going project whose core function is to make accessible primary material related to the history of the Ministry of Information between 1939 and 1946. The MoI was established by the British government at the outbreak of the Second World War and was responsible for issuing ‘National Propaganda’ at home and abroad, as well as censoring information deemed to be of military value. Using all available modes of communication, the MoI produced films, organised radio broadcasts, issued pamphlets and posters to local authorities, published books and illustrated magazines, curated exhibitions and undertook pioneering social surveys. This website offers access to all the Home Intelligence Reports and Wartime Social Surveys which were created for the purpose of monitoring public opinion. Of special interest are the reports related to propaganda films which summarise the reaction of correspondents to films such as War in the East, Seaman Laskier Goes Back to Sea, Rush Hour and Newspaper Train, Three in a Shell Hole, Sam Pepys Joins the Navy, Royal Observer Corps and Naval Operations. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in how propaganda is produced and used.
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- https://www.bl.uk/sisterhood
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Politics and Government, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Databases, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
What is a feminist? This site presents an extensive response to that question in the form of a well-curated oral history archive of the lives of British feminists. The fruit of a Leverhulme funded research initiative, the project’s researchers interviewed 60 feminists who were active in the Women’s Liberation movement in the UK in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
The site features interviews with women arranged around a number of themes, including Activism, Equality and Work, Education, Politics and Legislation, Race, Place and Nation, Sex, Love and Friendship, Bodies, minds and spirits, Family and Children, Changing Cultures and the Arts and Who we Were and Who we Are. The audio clips on this site have been extracted from longer interviews which are available in their entirety at the British Library.
Other resources on the site include Biographies page with profiles of prominent members of the British feminist movement, including academics, writers and broadcasters such as Beatrix Campbell, Sheila Rowbotham and Jenni Murray. An interactive Timeline begins in 1961 and charts the significant social and political events (and legislation) of the times alongside landmark episodes in the women’s movement. The material on this site is a fraction of what was recorded for the project: much more is available at the British Library.
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Audio
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4vz/episodes/downloads
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
BBC series examining the ideas and forces, which shape public policy in Britain and abroad. The programmes are presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics. Recent episodes include How to Kill a Democracy, which looks at how democracies around the world are being dismantled; What are Universities for? which looks at the main purpose of the sector; and Why Are Even Women Biased Against Women, which examines discriminatory attitudes amongst women. There is also The Best of Analysis, where episodes are grouped under specific subject headings including, Economics, British Politics, Global Politics, Political Islam, Education, gender and Identity, Society and Culture, Europe, and Business and Finance.
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- https://audioboom.com/channel/spycast
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Podcasting
Weekly podcast featuring interviews and programmes with ex-spies, intelligence experts and espionage scholars. Hosted by historian and curator Dr Vince Houghton, and published by Author Debriefings, where the latest intelligence-related novels are discussed; Current Events, which deals with intelligence stories in daily news; Real Spy Stories and Secret History of History. Among the top episodes there is an interview with Sven Hughes, a former reserve soldier within British Military Intelligence, who discusses counter-radicalisation and the effectiveness of influence operations.
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- https://workingclasshistory.com/category/podcast/
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- Social Sciences
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- American Studies, History, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links
Who makes History? This resource, launched in 2014, is dedicated to recording and popularising people’s history, that is, the history of ‘everyday women, men, people of colour, migrants, indigenous people, LGTB people, disabled people, workers, the unemployed, housewives and single mothers, as opposed to the history of rich and powerful individuals, kings, queens and politicians’. The collection of podcasts presented here tell the stories of past struggles which still resonate today. Each episode has a ‘Footnotes’ section, which offers links to relevant resources including short videos, articles written at the time, and websites. Events covered so far are: the Grunwick strike of East African and Asian women workers in London 1976-8; The Angry Brigade, Britain’s first urban guerrilla group; Anti-Nazi youth movements in World War II; Workmates: organising with agency workers on London Underground; Industrial Workers of the World in the US, 1905-1918 and 1918-1950s; The West Virginia mine Wars, 1902-1922; The Vietnam War strike wave; Spanish Civil War; The League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit; Women in the Miners strike; Peterloo massacre with Mike Leigh; Women in the early IWW (Industrial Workers of the World Union).
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- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/home
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Economics, Politics and Government
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- Film/Video
Founded and directed by Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics, the IIPP is a new UCL institute providing ‘some of the much needed fresh thinking about public policy driven by public purpose’. In partnership with the British Library they are delivering a series of lectures on how the public, private and third sectors need to work together to drive innovation and tackle the market challenges of the 21st century. The lectures are around 90 minutes long and can be accessed free of charge via the British Library’s event page or the IIPP’s YouTube Channel. Lectures delivered so far include, Unlocking Public Value from the Data Revolution, Architectural Agency in the Public Sector, The Public Purse: A Government Budget is Not a Family Budget – and Why This Matters,The Unruly Subject of Urban Neighbourhoods, The Public Value of Care and the Politics of Women’s Work.
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- https://earthrights.org/stories/videos/
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- Social Sciences
- Subject
- Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Law, Nature, Politics and Government, Social Studies
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download, Video Sources
EarthRights International (ERI) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organisation founded to promote and protect human rights and the environment in communities across Southeast Asia, Latin America and the US. ERI specialises in fact-finding, legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training grassroots and community leaders, and advocacy campaigns. The website includes a Video section with short educational films and case studies.
Other Online
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- Link
- https://soundcloud.com/thetipoff
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- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Media Studies, Politics and Government
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
What does it mean to be an investigative journalist today? Which are the tricks of the trade? Do you need to study it or is it all just about instinct and stubbornness? This podcast showcases some of the best UK investigative journalism from recent years. Maeve McClenaghan, from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, is the host and in each episode she takes us to the behind the scenes of an important news story, from the tip off through to the story getting published. There are 11 episodes so far, including Follow the Money, which uncovers the questionable financial practices of one of the Conservative Party’s largest donors, and Back to the Source which reveals how finding a vital source can let you into the world of the Pentagon’s top-secret propaganda machine.
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- https://theconversation.com/uk
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Medicine, Nature, Politics and Government, Sports Science, Technology
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
An independent news website sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. The Conversation launched in Australia in March 2011 and in the UK in May 2013. It is a not for profit educational entity, funded by universities, that aims to rebuild trust in journalism by providing independent, high quality and authenticated information. The articles, written by academics and researchers with some help from professional journalists, are organised by subject areas like in any online version of a broadsheet newspaper: Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Education, Environment & Energy, Science & Technology, etc. Interestingly, each article displays a disclosure statement indicating the author’s funding and any potential conflict of interest. The Fact Check UK section includes the statement being checked (e.g. ‘Is freezing eggs really ‘extremely unsuccessful’?), the link to its original source, a Verdict and a Review by an academic who gives his/her opinion on whether and why the author of the statement is right or wrong.
Other Online
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- Link
- http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- History, Politics and Government, Psychology
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Bi-weekly podcast produced by a group called The New York City Skeptics, covering aspects of critical thinking, philosophy, science and ethics, with forays into history, politics and psychology. The podcast features guests from a wide range of academic disciplines. The podcasts are free and are accompanied by full transcripts.
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