Summer Offerings & News

Well, we've been busy over the start of the summer and I thought I would just bring you up-to-date with what's new and upcoming. Finally, we've put two offerings from respected Stalin scholar Prof. J. Arch Getty (UCLA) up. In one standard podcast, Professor Getty demystifies Stalin and The Great Terror, a subject upon which Professor Getty is one of the world's leading experts. In the other we have a 50 -minute interview with Professor Getty by our own Dr. James Harris (Leeds), another leading authority on Stalin. The two chat about Professor Getty's career, his influences, his interests and, of course, analyse the work that has brought him to international prominence.

We have also been fimlming a series of 5 methodological podcasts by Kevin Yuill (Sunderland) and Chris Prior (Leeds), looking at using the internet as a study resource, how to read and research as an historian, writing skills and much more... These will take slightly longer to edit and finish because of the embedded links, images and so on but should be up for the beginning of the new school year.

As if this wasn't enough, we have also just finished filming a series of other podcasts which are about to be edited and will go online towards the end of September (or hopefully earlier ;-)). They are:

Glenn Richardson (St. Mary's) - four podcasts looking at Henry VIII, his decisionmaking, and the times in which he reigned.
John Gooch (Leeds) - two podcasts looking at the outbreak of the First World War, and a further podcast on Mussolini and his Generals.
Malcolm Chase (Leeds) - a podcast on studying Labor History, and more specifically Chartism, on the internet - not simply methodological, the podcast also contains much historical context.
Moritz Foellmer (Leeds) - 2 podcasts focused upon Weimar Germany and one on the rise of The Nazi Party and Hitler.

Additionally, at the end of August we will be filming 3 podcasts from Natalie Mears (Durham) talking about Elizabethan and broader Tudor History.

Please keep your comments, requests, and feedback coming in. It is a very important part of what we do and helps us to help you.

Best wishes,

Jonathan.