History News
Dr Roberta Bivins on the BBC World Service
Dr Roberta Bivins, Director of the Centre for the History of Medicine, featured on the BBC World Service programme World Update with Dan Damon on 23rd January 2014 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007dhp8). The feature was in conjunction with a talk given by Dr Bivins at the Wellcome Collection for its 'The Parts and the Whole' event (http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/events/the-parts-and-the-whole-1.aspx).
Dr Anne Gerritsen and The Rise of Globalization on Thursday 18th July 2013's Academic Minute
In the Academic Minute for Thursday 18th July 2013, Dr Anne Gerritsen traces globalization to its sixteenth-century roots.
Professor Mark Knights on "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Professor Mark Knights appears on season 9 episode 8 of "Who Do You Think You Are?", focussing on actress Celia Imrie.
Dr Laura Schwartz on "Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs"
Dr Laura Schwartz appears on episode 2 of "Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs", focussing on class war.
Dr Sarah Richardson on "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Dr Sarah Richardson appears on season 9 episode 6 of "Who Do You Think You Are?", focussing on actress Alex Kingston.
Emeritus Professor Bernard Capp appears in BBC4's "Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You?"
Emeritus Professor Bernard Capp joins Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, A S Byatt, Julian Fellowes, Philippa Gregory, Anne Widdecombe, and Clarissa Dickson Wright in exploring the differences between the Cavaliers, representing a Britain of panache, pleasure and individuality, and the Roundheads, representing modesty, discipline, equality and state intervention. The show aired on BBC4 on Tuesday 15th May 2012, and can be viewed for the next two weeks on the BBC iPlayer.
