Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration

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Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his remarkable contribution to academic history to the development of Victorian studies, the history of communication and his role in the g...

School of Advanced Study, University of London


    • May 17, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    02 Victorian Studies - Asa Briggs response

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 4:36


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 02 Victorian Studies Victorian Studies: Asa Briggs response Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his ...

    01 Introductions - David Cannadine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 5:12


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 01 Introductions David Cannadine (Princeton University) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his r...

    01 Introductions - Miles Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 6:38


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 01 Introductions Miles Taylor (IHR) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his remarkable contributi...

    03 Communications - Discussion: Asa Briggs and Communications

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 18:55


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 03 Communications Discussion: Asa Briggs and Communications Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his ...

    02 Victorian Studies - Rohan McWilliam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 3:45


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 02 Victorian Studies Introduction: Victorian Studies Rohan McWilliam (Anglica Ruskin), Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns n...

    02 Victorian Studies - Frank Bongiorno

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 22:35


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 02 Victorian Studies Asa Briggs and the remaking of Australian historiography, 1955-1985 Frank Bongiorno (King's College London) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most...

    02 Victorian Studies - Martin Hewitt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 21:00


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 02 Victorian Studies A little bit of a Victorian? Asa Briggs and Victorian Studies Martin Hewitt (Manchester Metropolitan University) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country

    02 Victorian Studies - Discussion of Asa Briggs and Victorian Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 7:55


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 02 Victorian Studies Discussion of Asa Briggs and Victorian Studies Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he ...

    02 Victorian Studies - Francesca Carnevali

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 19:32


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 02 Victorian Studies Victorian capitalists and middle-class formation: reflections on Asa Brigg Francesca Carnevali (University of Birmingham) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the cou...

    04 Universities - Daniel Weinbren

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 15:42


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 04 Universities Asa Briggs and the opening up of the Open University Daniel Weinbren (The Open University) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living...

    03 Communications - Paul Lay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 8:14


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 03 Communications The genesis of History Today and the role of Asa Briggs Paul Lay (History Today) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historia...

    03 Communications - Sian Nicholas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 19:51


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 03 Communications Broadcasting carries on: reflection on the BBC in WW2 Sian Nicholas (Aberystwyth University) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished liv...

    03 Communications - Jean Seaton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 29:54


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 03 Communications Asa Briggs and the writing of the history of the BBC Jean Seaton (University of Westminster) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished li...

    04 Universities - Matthew Cragoe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 17:50


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 04 Universities The idea of a new University: Sussex in the 1960s Matthew Cragoe (University of Sussex) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living his...

    05 Afterword

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 31:46


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 05 Afterword Lord Asa Briggs Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his remarkable contribution to acade...

    04 Universities - James Raven

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 24:11


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 04 Universities Oxford, the Worcester seminars and the History of the Book James Raven (University of Essex) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished livin...

    04 Universities - Malcolm Chase

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 23:18


    Institute of Historical Research Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration 04 Universities Back to Yorkshire: Asa Briggs at Leeds, 1955-61 Malcolm Chase (University of Leeds) Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historia...

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