WATCH: Three MK Skate Shorts
Three short films, made by skateboarders, about skateboarders. From the MK Skate Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and MK Coundil.
WATCH: I Heart MK 2006
Since the earliest days of its existence, Milton Keynes has been at the forefront of UK skateboarding culture. During the 1980s and ’90s it was the skateboarding capital of the UK and is still a popular destination for street skating. Between 2003-2006 MK native and skateboarder Lindsay Knight […]
WATCH: Discovering the History of the Woodlanders
For subtitles please click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. The Chalk Cherries and Chairs project, running since 2019, has been connecting communities across the Central Chilterns with the landscape and heritage of the region. One strand of this work is Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes aims […]
WATCH: Bradwell Abbey Medieval Mystery Play 2020
NEW to the Buckinghamshire Virtual History Festival, watch a newly-commissioned traditional Medieval Mystery Play upon a pageant wagon! Hear about the pilgrim stories of Bradwell Abbey, the monks who lived there, and join the Bradwell Abbey Pilgrims as they carve out new tales and trails post-lockdown. The play […]
WATCH: Adrian Tinniswood: The Verneys
For subtitles please click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. We recommend subtitles for this video due to the sound quality during home recording. Adrian joins us to discuss his 2007 on the Verneys, a north Buckinghamshire dynasty dating back hundreds of years. The Verneys are […]
WATCH: Sarah Charlton: The Carrington Scrapbook
For subtitles please click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. In her video and presentation, Sarah takes us through the recently catalogued Carrington scrapbook. Compiled throughout the 19th Century, it’s a fascinating insight to life in High Wycombe through the eyes of the wealthy Carington family. […]
WATCH: Gillian Polding: Connecting Children to History through Fiction
To add subtitles to this video, please click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. In Connecting Children with History through Fiction, Gillian talks about how to engage children and young people in history through fun, storytelling, and a little toilet humour. Using Michael Foreman’s War Boy as an […]
WATCH: Jane Robinson: Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders
For subtitles, click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. Jane joins us to discuss her book ‘Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders’ in this video talk, filmed exclusively for Buckinghamshire Virtual History Festival. In an evocative talk, enhanced by imagery, we hear the stories of the pioneering women […]
WATCH: Judi McGinley: ‘In the Garb of a Quaker’
For subtitles click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. ‘In the Garb of a Quaker’, sees archivist Judi McGinley delve into the unsavoury life of John Tawell, who was hanged for the murder of his mistress, Sarah Hart, in 1845. While the case is well known […]
WATCH: Jaye Isherwood: Making Modern Britain, Slough Industrial Estate
For subtitles please click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. In her documentary-style talk, Making Modern Britain: Slough Industrial Estate, Jaye presents a wealth of knowledge on the industrialisation of Slough at the end of the First World War, as she narrates over a series of atmospheric archival […]
WATCH: Draw Along with Martin Brown!
For subtitles, please click ‘CC’ in the bottom right of the screen. In his video exclusively for the Buckinghamshire History Festival, Martin not only draws, but regales us with grimy tales of body lice, and poop-tastic Aylesbury Ducks, and champions the plight of lesser spotted animals. Kids – […]