Joseph Quinn speaks to Amandeep Madra, founder of the UK Punjab Heritage Association, about Pubjabi and Sikh soldiers in the British Indian Army. In this episode, recorded as part of South Asian Heritage Month, Amandeep tells Joseph about the important role that the former Raj province of Punjab played in Indian Army recruitment during the first and second world wars. He discusses the proud martial tradition of Sikhs in the British Indian Army, and why Punjabi Sikhs, together with fellow Punjabi soldiers of other faiths and traditions, often made up the largest cohort of India's wartime armies ..read more

Interview with Scott Edgar at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, just after hosting the first TFH Collection Day event in Northern Ireland. Joseph Quinn speaks to Scott Edgar, the coordinator of Wartime NI and Arts and Cultural Programmer for the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, about his experience of coordinating a TFH Collection Day and the stories gathered during the course of the event. Joseph and Scott discuss the complexity and depth of Northern Ireland's experience during the Second World War, referring specifically to a number of astonishing stories and items submitted by three participants ..read more

Interview with Scott Edgar at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, just after hosting the first TFH Collection Day event in Northern Ireland. Joseph Quinn speaks to Scott Edgar, the coordinator of Wartime NI and Arts and Cultural Programmer for the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, about his experience of coordinating a TFH Collection Day and the stories gathered during the course of the event. Joseph and Scott discuss the complexity and depth of Northern Ireland's experience during the Second World War, referring specifically to a number of astonishing stories and items submitted by three participants ..read more

Interview with Stephen Bourne about the experiences of gay men in the British Armed Forces and at home during the Second World War. Out of the 6.5 million men and women who served in the British Armed Forces during WW2, as many as 1.2 million may have experienced some form of same-sex intimacy. In this episode, Matthew Kidd speaks to Stephen Bourne about his book "Fighting Proud", a fascinating study that unearths remarkable stories about some of the gay men who experienced the war in the British armed forces or at home. Among other things, Stephen and Matthew consider how "Fighting Proud" cha ..read more

Interview with Stephen Bourne about the experiences of gay men in the British Armed Forces and at home during the Second World War. Out of the 6.5 million men and women who served in the British Armed Forces during WW2, as many as 1.2 million may have experienced some form of same-sex intimacy. In this episode, Matthew Kidd speaks to Stephen Bourne about his book "Fighting Proud", a fascinating study that unearths remarkable stories about some of the gay men who experienced the war in the British armed forces or at home. Among other things, Stephen and Matthew consider how "Fighting Proud" cha ..read more

Interview with Stephen Bourne about the contribution of black men and women in wartime Britain during the Second World War. To mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, Joseph Quinn speaks to "Black Poppies" author, Stephen Bourne, about the subject of his recent book, "Under Fire: Black Britain in Wartime 1939–45". Stephen shares with Joseph his experience in uncovering the previously untold story of the wartime contribution of black service personnel from the West Indies and Africa in the British forces, as well as the domestic war effort made by black men and women on ..read more

First episode of a new Their Finest Hour podcast mini-series examining a selection of stories submitted to the Online Archive. In this first episode of "Stories from the Archive", Dr Joseph Quinn guides us through the Online Archive by introducing us to a selection of 5 personal stories submitted by participants from across the UK. These stories include a heart-warming tale of local friendships with Italian prisoners-of-war in Hampshire and an excerpt from a memoir which details one family's experience of the Canterbury Blitz in June 1942 ..read more

Interview with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller around the role of women in the war and her new book 'Women behind the Few' Interview with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller around the role of women in the war and her new book 'Women behind the Few'. Dr Miller is a member of Kellogg College, University of Oxford and a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Modern History ..read more

Interview with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller around the role of women in the war and her new book 'Women behind the Few' Interview with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller around the role of women in the war and her new book 'Women behind the Few'. Dr Miller is a member of Kellogg College, University of Oxford and a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Modern History ..read more

A short interview with the project's technical lead, Catherine Conisbee, on building the digital archive. A short talk by the project's technical lead, Catherine Conisbee, on building the digital archive. In this Catherine covers a brief outline of crowd-sourcing at Oxford, digital humanities, and the platforms we are building the project on ..read more