Chloe Lee

On this episode of On the Record, we step inside St Mary’s Church, Putney in 1647, where many wrestled with bold, world shaping ideas.

In this first instalment of our miniseries People and Power, we find out more about the document from 1215 that became known as Magna Carta, or ‘great charter'.

This episode looks at the extraordinary collection of love letters, spanning centuries, that you might not expect to find in a government archive.

In this episode of On the Record we explore what VE Day was like, from the soldiers and medics at the frontline, to the folks at home hoping for peace.

In celebration of our new exhibition featuring these secret files and spy gadgets, this episode of our podcast delves into the real world of espionage.

In December 1978, Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum aboard the Huey Fong were refused entry to Hong Kong. Records we hold document the 34-day standoff.