The British Postal Museum & Archive Podcast
Each year the BPMA presents a series of talks in which specialists and experts explore different aspects of philately and the British postal service. This podcast enables you to listen to or download a selection of these.
For more information on our talks programme please visit the What's On section#3 Dr Katherine Rake - Human Letters
On 23 February 1909, two suffragettes, Miss Solomon and Miss McLellan, posted themselves by express messenger to 10 Downing Street, in an attempt to deliver a message personally to Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. Dr Katherine Rake, Director of the Fawcett Society, marks the centenary of this event with an exploration of the progress made by the equality movement since then.
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Recorded: 26 February 2009 | Duration: 31 minutes
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#2 Mark Crowley - The Post Office during the Second World War
Mark Crowley traces the role of the Post Office during the Second World War. The organisation became an integral part of British life, and an essential component of the war effort both on the home and military front. The war brought issues of employment, especially the employment of women, and technological development to the forefront of the Post Office's priorities.
Recorded at the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms as part of Last Post: Remembering the First World War.
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Recorded: 16 February 2009 | Duration: 57 minutes
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#1 Tony Benn - Girobank: The 40th Anniversary of The People's Bank
Prime Minister Harold Wilson opened the National Girobank in Liverpool in 1968. This landmark initiative extended banking services to people on low incomes and revolutionised the transfer of money in Britain. National Giro was set up to be computerised from the outset, and embraced technology such as optical character reading and telephone banking.
The project was initiated by Tony Benn, during his period of office as Postmaster General. The BPMA was delighted to welcome him to talk about the development and the history of The People's Bank.
Recorded: 16 October 2008 | Duration: 45 minutes
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