Curated Video
Counting the people (2021)
National Archives: Discover the epic and illuminating 900-year-old origins of the census in Britain in this animated tale. There is a story that spans nearly 1000 years, which we add to every decade through the census, a national survey...
Curated Video
Philip Hammond's plan to help JAMs to stimulate Britain's economy
Philip Hammond, Britain's chancellor, makes his first autumn statement today on the government's tax and spending priorities. Our word of the day considers the target of his plans to stimulate the economy: the citizens who are "just...
Curated Video
The Colorful History of Color: American vs British English Spelling
This video explores the different spellings of the word "color" in American and British English. It delves into the historical context of language development, highlighting the influence of Samuel Johnson's dictionary in Britain and Noah...
Curated Video
They Stand Ready - British serviceman enlistment film (1955)
National Archives: They Stand Ready was a film produced for the British government looking at the enlistment, training and duties of a National Serviceman. During the 1950s, all British men between the ages of 17 and 21 were required to...
Curated Video
Article 50: The starting gun for Brexit
Brexit’s two-year process will require intense negotiations. If Britain leaves the EU without any formal agreements, the results could be destructive.
The Telegraph
Anne Elisabeth Moutet Arrogant Macron has failed disintegrating France
With crime flourishing across France, voters have had enough of Macron's empty words. The breakdown in law and order across France could lead to Macron's downfall, argues French journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet in this week's Off Script...
60 Second Histories
Was the British Empire a good or bad thing?
This video explores the raw materials from around the Empire helped fire the Industrial Revolution, this video takes a look at what was traded and with whom.
SWPictures
An Injection of Hope: Vaccines are the Solution to Inadequate Healthcare
An Injection of Hope part 1/4: The video highlights the importance of vaccines in saving millions of lives and the inequality in access to vaccines between wealthy and developing nations. It emphasizes the need for global efforts to...
ProTeachersVideo
KS3 Britain's Black History - Coffee Houses and the Slave Trade
Learn about the growth in popularity of coffee and its connections with black history in Britain, in this lesson starter for use with KS3 pupils. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town...
Weird History
The Real Peaky Blinders
Who were the real Peaky Blinders? On the BBC show, boss Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) violently dominates the streets of Birmingham, England, while wearing tailored, fashionable clothes. And in reality, the gang members did wear a...
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1775-1786 - The Declaration Of Independence 1776
The documents our predecessors left for us contain a written record of our history, and bear witness to why we are who we are and how our democracy evolved. In this video we look at the documents that come from the tumultuous...
History Hit
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: World War Two after effects
Did the British have any chance of maintaining the Raj in 1945 after the second world war? What was on the minds of the British decision makers when faced with counter insurgency in India compared to talking of liberating Europeans...
Jabzy
Russian Plans to Invade India - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Russian Plans to Invade India
Hip Hughes History
The 1804 Presidential Election Explained
A summary of the 1804 Presidential Election.
Soliloquy
How will the world change with an independent Scotland?
Where we look at Scottish independence and how that would change the world we live in.
Ancient Lights Media
Singapore
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Singapore.
Cerebellum
The Reformation - The Reformation In England
This programme examines the period of time during the 16th and 17th centuries in Western Europe commonly referred to as; The Reformation. Scholars from Saint Anselm College and California Lutheran University provide a balanced and...
Mr. Beat
The Most Underrated American President
Here's the story of James K. Polk, the most underrated President in American history. He did more in four years as President than most Presidents do in eight.
TLDR News
Britain's Immigration Bill Passes: Officially Ending Free Movement with the EU - TLDR News
With Brexit still rumbling on, yesterday the government's new Immigration Bill received royal assent - formally cementing it in law. This means that free movement between the UK and EU is essentially over, fundamentally changing how the...
ProTeachersVideo
KS3 Britain's Black History - The Obelisk
This KS3 lesson starter on black history highlights the contributions to British landmarks of people of African and Caribbean descent. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town or City....
TLDR News
Gay Conversion Therapy & The Irish Border: This Week's Controversies in Parliament - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week the Commons debated the Government's seeming refusal to 'ban' conversion therapy and a debate about the Northern Irish...
Intelligence Squared
The impact of the British Empire
Niall Ferguson is speaking at the IQ2 event "Niall Ferguson on the six "killer apps" of Western civilisation. Niall Ferguson - IQ2 highlights
TLDR News
What Does the UK Actually Manufacture? - Data Dive
It's common to think that the UK doesn't actually manufacture anything these days, and assume that the UK has left manufacturing in the past. However, the stats show that's not true. Manufacturing is growing in the UK and there are some...
Intelligence Squared
Will Self : Why 'Great' Britain never existed
Will Self argues for the motion, 'There's Not Much Great About Britain,' in this Intelligence Squared debate. Will Self, Peter Hitchens, Sayeeda Warsi and Ka...[Part 1/5] Debate: Will Self argues that 'Great' Britain never existed