The National Archives Podcast Series

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The National Archives Podcast Series will remain live, but will not be updated with new content. For new podcasts from us head over to On the Record at The National Archives.

Recent Episodes
  • Trailer: On the Record at The National Archives
    Oct 20, 2022 – 00:00:52
  • Annual Digital Lecture 2020: The death of anonymity in the age of identity
    Feb 2, 2021 – 00:28:55
  • Cholera! Public health in mid-19th century Britain
    Feb 2, 2021 – 00:40:27
  • The rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell
    Dec 18, 2020 – 00:43:14
  • Who dares wins: Britain 1979-1982
    Dec 16, 2020 – 00:54:40
  • Rebecca Gowers and The Scoundrel Harry Larkyns
    Nov 25, 2020 – 00:54:27
  • Trevor Barnes and Dead Doubles
    Oct 30, 2020 – 00:53:09
  • Nancy Astor: First steps towards a better balanced world
    Oct 13, 2020 – 00:40:57
  • Dermot Turing and The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park
    Sep 30, 2020 – 00:41:50
  • Hidden Love: LGBTQ+ lives in the archives
    Aug 19, 2020 – 00:39:45
  • Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Session 4: Outcomes – what is the value of co-production?
    Aug 12, 2020 – 00:37:23
  • Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Practices – what makes for effective co-production?
    Aug 12, 2020 – 00:38:28
  • Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Session 2: Structures – forms of co-production
    Aug 12, 2020 – 00:31:47
  • Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Session 1: Three questions for the day
    Aug 12, 2020 – 00:39:54
  • Gerald Aylmer seminar 2020: Co-production and collaboration in the archive: Welcome and introduction
    Aug 12, 2020 – 00:06:25
  • Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – Roundtable: What’s next?
    Jun 30, 2020 – 00:43:42
  • Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – The Register goes online
    Jun 30, 2020 – 01:03:24
  • Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – The manorial context
    Jun 30, 2020 – 01:12:07
  • Manorial Documents: Past, present and into the future – Keynote Address
    Jun 30, 2020 – 00:40:00
  • Introduction to immigration records
    Apr 1, 2020 – 00:12:42
  • Introduction to wills
    Apr 1, 2020 – 00:13:24
  • Introduction to birth, marriages and death registers in England and Wales
    Apr 1, 2020 – 00:11:33
  • Introduction to the census
    Apr 1, 2020 – 00:16:04
  • Introduction to Discovery – The National Archives catalogue
    Apr 1, 2020 – 00:11:17
  • The three curses of Tutankhamun
    Mar 20, 2020 – 00:37:13
  • Dependence, intolerance and expulsion: The story of England’s medieval Jewish communities
    Mar 13, 2020 – 00:40:12
  • George Orwell, the CIA and Cold War film
    Jan 3, 2020 – 00:23:40
  • Voices of the Windrush Generation
    Dec 30, 2019 – 00:57:03
  • Documentary enlightenment: The death of Edward II and the principles of historical methodology
    Dec 27, 2019 – 01:08:37
  • The Fall of Wolsey
    Nov 20, 2019 – 00:45:20
  • How James Bond won the Cold War for Britain
    Nov 19, 2019 – 00:44:37
  • On the trail of Klaus Fuchs, atomic spy
    Oct 8, 2019 – 01:06:38
  • The legacy of secrecy: Experiences from the Stasi Records Archive
    Oct 1, 2019 – 00:49:49
  • Security Service file release September 2019
    Sep 24, 2019 – 00:19:09
  • Lawrence, of Arabia and beyond
    Sep 9, 2019 – 00:42:04
  • Culture Clash? Pop in a royal park
    Aug 23, 2019 – 00:35:19
  • Summer Lecture Series 2019: Information at War – the Ministry of Information, 1936-1946
    Aug 7, 2019 – 00:45:40
  • The Cold War and UFOs
    May 23, 2019 – 00:48:44
  • The scandalous case of John Vassall
    May 23, 2019 – 01:05:32
  • The personal story of Holocaust survivor John Dobai
    Feb 19, 2019 – 01:11:40
  • Big Ideas Series: Entity disambiguation in digital cultural heritage
    Jul 23, 2018 – 00:58:25
  • Big Ideas Series: The role of archives in addressing refugee crises
    Jul 23, 2018 – 00:42:07
  • The Annual Digital Lecture: Semantic Capital: what it is and how to protect it
    Jul 10, 2018 – 01:02:32
  • Big Ideas Series: Archives and Linked Data
    Jul 4, 2018 – 00:51:03
  • West Africa and the First World War
    Jun 18, 2018 – 00:21:05
  • Big Ideas Series: Datafication, Distribution and the Future of Archival Science in the Age of Homo Deus
    May 17, 2018 – 00:47:51
  • UFO files at The National Archives
    May 1, 2018 – 01:08:54
  • Suffrage 100: Did militancy help or hinder the fight for the franchise?
    Apr 27, 2018 – 00:20:46
  • Big Ideas Series: Artistic Practice and the Archive
    Mar 21, 2018 – 00:45:29
  • Digital Archives of the Future
    Mar 12, 2018 – 00:39:00
Recent Reviews
  • Ddollero
    Turning interesting subjects into boring podcasts
    Thought this would be a great listen but it’s not. The pace and drollness of host and guests make these unlistenable.
  • NilsNihil
    Fascinating and specialized
    The National Security releases are completely riveting as were all the lectures on the Cold War: informative, filled with details, zero cant. The speakers are good, the subjects interesting, the value of National Archive undisputed but this opening of the drawer so the public can experioence the riches? Great and worthy. The last podcast was over a month ago.
  • ArcherLoo7
    British Bobby to Hong Kong Copper
    My favorite episode. I'll be honest history does put me to sleep, but I learn 10 to 15 minutes of history before I go. The next night I'll just forward about 10 mins to catch up until I finish. Thanks for doing all that you do.
  • quibblegirl
    Something to Learn Everyday
    I love this channel! There are always interesting lectures and programs available for download.
  • Islemartin
    Stellar Podcasts for the Constantly Curious
    This are really smashing! And I'm surprised at how interesting these talks are! I'm an American with mainly British & American Indian Roots. Can't get much help for the latter in the British National Archives but listening is a rich experience in understanding my Brit Ancestors. These talks aren't just about where to find the information in the Archives. Although hints abound as to where to begin looking. Actually. these talks open mental doors of insight. I find almost each talk fascinating. Especially like Audrey ?? and Ms Carr but most speakers are quite good. Hearing about their times, the conditions, opportunities and troubles of their days adds great color and depth to my ancestors. Knowing their background makes them stand out in higher relief somehow. I thought these presentations would be boring but found them quite fascinating instead. Who'd of known!
  • rikinillinois
    sahib, the british soldier in India 1750-1914
    I love the content of this podcast as well as other podcasts I have listened. However, the archives needs to learn to correctly mic its guest speakers. I tend to listen to the podcast with headphones, so the constant pops and distortions from poor mic-ing is MADDENING! Again content is brilliant but the sound quality disappointing
  • A Knitter
    British social history and detailed genealogical information
    This podcast will be of particular interest to people researching ancestors who emigrated from Britain. Many of the podcasts present very detailed information on where genealogical information might be located including some very difficult records such as births, marriages, and deaths at sea. In addition, some podcasts are devoted to social history topics - the Workhouse episode was rather depressing, but extremely interesting and full of the sort of detail which makes it easy to imagine the desperate conditions which existed for certain members of society and allows us to place ancestors in the context of the times in which they lived.
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