20th century Archives

Looking beyond Brittain and Nightingale

John Stewart sheds light on the reality of nurses in World War One, looking beyond the influences of Vera Brittain and Florence Nightingale.

EMMA HINNELLS on whether the show’s artistic licence is justified.

“The taste is okay, it’s just difficult to swallow.” MOLLY ARCHER-ZEFF re-creates carrot fudge, a wartime Christmas recipe.

OLIVER SHAW writes about the difficult winter of 1973-74 in Britain – and how glam rock came to the rescue.

Molly Archer-Zeff discusses how we should be looking for female voices outside of the 1960s anti-psychiatry movement.