Episodes to download
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New Thinking: Language Loss and revival
Fri 13 Jan 2023
John Gallagher is joined by Gwenno, who writes and sings in Cornish, and others
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1922: Wimbledon and tennis fashions
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough finds out about the All England Club's move to a new home
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1922: Leisure and Sport
Thu 22 Dec 2022
From Agatha Christie surfing to weight-lifting '20s style. John Gallagher looks at sports
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1922: The Hollywood Bowl
Thu 22 Dec 2022
From a series of starlit concerts in the 20s to America's principle outdoor concert venue
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1922:Food fads
Thu 22 Dec 2022
John Gallagher talks to Annie Gray and Elsa Richardson about iguana soup and protein bars
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1922: Reader's Digest
Thu 22 Dec 2022
The "agreggator" of stories - we look at how it launched and revolutionised reading
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New Thinking: Game of Thrones and history
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Sarah Peverley talks to Carolyne Larrington and Danielle Park about tv and history
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New Thinking: Game of Thrones and history
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Sarah Peverley talks to Carolyne Larrington and Danielle Park about tv depicting history
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New Thinking: Net Zero Design
Fri 18 Nov 2022
How can local communities play a role in cutting carbon emissions?
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New Thinking: Beowulf
Fri 28 Oct 2022
Short: How studying grammar and computer games can explain Old English poetry
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New Thinking: Accents
Wed 12 Oct 2022
From variations of Mancunian to descriptions of the Geordie voice
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1922: The Hollywood Bowl
Tue 6 Sep 2022
From a season of starlit concerts in 1922 to the USA’s principal outdoor concert venue
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1922: The Lincoln Memorial
Fri 2 Sep 2022
Why was Lincoln the president the nation chose to commemorate in 1922?
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1922: Nanook of the North
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough looks at this ground-breaking documentary about Arctic life.
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1922: Food
Tue 16 Aug 2022
John Gallagher explores eating fads in the 1920s with Annie Gray and Elsa Richardson
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1922: Wimbledon
Tue 2 Aug 2022
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough finds out about the All England Club's move to a new home.
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1922: Reader's Digest
Mon 1 Aug 2022
The "agreggator" of trending stories of its day - how a magazine revolutionised reading.
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New Thinking: Archiving the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth ties
Mon 25 Jul 2022
What Birmingham can learn from Scotland + commonwealth commercial connections in the past
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New Thinking: Citizen researchers and the history of record keeping
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Dr William Butler and Jenny Bunn from the National Archives discuss record keeping.
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New Thinking: India in the archives
Wed 6 Jul 2022
Dr Naomi Paxton explores archives for stories of Indian culture and history.
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New Thinking: Uncovering Queer Communities
Tue 7 Jun 2022
Hidden LGBTQ+ histories in Northern Ireland and queer cinema in contemporary China
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New Thinking: Flooding and Energy
Mon 16 May 2022
Can old field names and labelling energy sources help us cope better with climate change?
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New Thinking: From Pong to VR for Vets
Thu 24 Feb 2022
A computer game for cystic fibrosis patients to improve breathing
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New Thinking: Mental Health Research
Tue 18 Jan 2022
How can young people regulate their emotions and can gaming help adolescent mental health
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New Thinking: Research in Film Award Winners 2021
Wed 8 Dec 2021
Prize winning films about migration, autism, Colombians, farming and children born of war
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New Thinking: Memorials and Commemoration
Fri 19 Nov 2021
From World War One soldiers in Belfast to the LGBTQ+ monument in Amsterdam.
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Green Thinking: Climate Justice
Wed 10 Nov 2021
What we learn from involving communities experiencing the sharp end of climate change.
