Departmental news
Professor Roberta Bivins interview
Listen to expert Professor Roberta Bivins discussing the NHS in an interview for National Public radio in the US.
Professor Christoph Mick appears on the BBC's Who do you think you are?
Professor Christoph Mick appears in an episode of the BBC's Who do you think you are? with personality Sue Perkins.
Historian of science James Poskett discusses his latest book, Horizons, with Dan Snow (@TheHistoryGuy) on the @HistoryHit podcast
https://shows.acast.com/dansnowshistoryhit/episodes/great-scientists-weve-forgotten-to-remember
Song-Chuan Chen to Broadcast on BBC Radio 4
Dr Song-Chuan Chen will appear on BBC Radio 4 - In our Time, The May Fourth Movement on Thursday 9 December, 9am to talk about Chinese history.
Audio interview by Dr Stefan Bauer on "The Invention of Papal History"
Listen to Dr Stefan Bauer's audio interview on the "Invention of Papal History" at:
Professor Tim Lockley talks to Sky news about the recent unrest in the USA
Interview with Sky news can be seen five minutes into the recording at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wbfzxwqgqd0onc8/REC-1124-200530.mp4?dl=0
AHRC-BBC New Thinking podcast about Religion and Ordinary Lives featuring Dr Naomi Pullin
Dr Naomi Pullin, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Wawick was involved in a recording for the AHRC-BBC New Thinking podcast about ‘Religion and Ordinary Lives’. This event will be broadcast live via BBC Sounds on BBC Radio 3 on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 10pm. Further details about the programme can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h1sw
Professor Hilary Marland provides expert opinion on BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are?
In a first for Who Do You Think You Are?, father-and-son comedy double-act Jack and Michael Whitehall join forces to investigate their family tree. They discover the tragedy that left Jack’s great grandfather (Michael’s grandfather) an orphan. And tracing their line back to Wales in the 1830s, they find out about a Tory ancestor's role in opposing the Chartist movement for wider voting rights.
Professor Hilary Marland features in the programme, which is now available on BBC iPlayer.
Professor David M Anderson features on BBC Radio 4's File on 4
BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme this week examined the experiences of the Kenyan tea workers affected in the post-electoral violence in Kenya in January 2008. The workers are now trying to get compensation for murders and rapes from Unilever, the owner of the tea estate where the violence occurred. An interview with Professor David M Anderson features in the programme. The programme, entitled Bitter Brew is now available on the BBC Sounds website.
Professor Mark Knights features on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time to discuss The Gordon Riots
Professor Mark Knights recently joined Melvyn Bragg on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time, to discuss why a Westminster protest against 'Popery' in June 1780 led to widespread rioting across London, lethally suppressed.
The show was originally broadcast on Thursday 2 May, but now available as a podcast on the BBC Radio 4 website.