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#TwiceRemoved with Matthew Roberts
How do we find out about the emotions of our ancestors in the past? Have our emotions changed? Or our views on emotions evolved?
25 February 2022 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Packed With Potential
Anne Lister, a diarist, shot to fame when she became the subject of the brilliant BBC Drama Gentleman Jack. But who was the real Anne Lister? What can her diaries, which famously recorded her intimate relationships with women, tell us? What else did she record and why are her diaries so important?
21 May 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Sarah Murden
Historian Sarah Murden takes us back in time to explore our Georgian ancestors. What was life like for our working ancestors? Why was there such a big divide between poor and rich? How long did they live and why was everyone so obsessed with getting married? Sarah answers all this and more!
14 May 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Julia Laite
Historian Julia Laite joins me to explore the lives of our late 19th Century and early 20th Century working class female ancestors. Julia explains what life was like as a domestic servant. We delve into the aspirations and exploitations of those female ancestors.
7 May 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Paul Couchman
Take a big bite out of this delicious episode of #TwiceRemoved and explore what your ancestors ate, how they cooked, learnt and shared recipes.
30 April 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Suzie Lennox
A history of Britain’s resurrection men. Suzie Lennox delves into the dark world of the body snatchers. Who were these criminals? How much was a body worth? How did they go about stealing the corpses? How worried were people about their loved ones remains? What theft prevention methods did people employ? Suzie answers all these questions and more!
23 April 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Mike Esbester
Mike Esbester delves into the lives of railway workers. We explore workers rights and the dangerous nature of many of the railway occupations.
25 March 2021 No Comments
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5 Things You Need To Know About Your Railway Ancestors
5 lessons about your railway ancestors, from my in depth chat with Mike Esbester from the Railway Work, Life & Death project.
25 March 2021 No Comments
Social History
10 Websites For The History Of Ordinary People
The vast majority of us will have ‘ordinary’ ancestors. But this doesn’t make them dull or boring. There is so much to discover about these unsung heroes and heroines of the ‘everyday’.
23 March 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Helen Tovey
Helen Tovey grew up with a family story. Her ancestor invented the roundabout! But was this crazy tale true? Helen had to find out.
11 February 2021 No Comments