History for Kids
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History for Kids
This is THE podcast for kids that want to learn all about history. From the Victorian era to the Romans, each "History for Kids" series dives into the lives of people living back in those days and get's kids learning all about what happened in the past!
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Remembering (Blitz Kids)
It's 1955 - The Blitz Kids are grown up and on the 10th Anniversary of VE Day take a road trip to visit the new national memorials.
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Life After The War (Blitz Kids)
It's Autumn 1945 - With war over, the Blitz Kids are moving on with life but things are far from getting back to normal…
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Victory in Europe (Blitz Kids)
It's May 1945 - The Blitz Kids celebrate the end of war in Europe, with parties and celebrations across the country. Some things are changing fast, b...
Living Near D-Day Preparations (Blitz Kids)
It's June 1944 - The Blitz Kids have been aware of a buzz about the preparations for D-Day but it’s all hush hush. No one wants the Germans to know
Art & Culture (Blitz Kids)
It's May 1943 - The Blitz Kids are in town – after a trip around a near empty National Gallery, they’ve gone to the cinema to enjoy a film and talk ab...
Channel Islands Under Occupation (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids are wondering how Alice is faring on Jersey in the Channel Islands, which has been occupied by the German Forces since June 1940
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Women At Work (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids notice how many everyday roles are being done by women, including their female relatives, now that many men have been called up.
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Digging For Victory & The Women's Land Army (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids are Digging For Victory around their homes and discover the country is increasing food production everywhere to make sure there’s enoug...
School Life (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids are still attending school, although there’s quite a few changes… and don’t forget your gas mask!
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Home Life & Play (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids are looking forward to Christmas 1943… and Cousin Betty is coming up to London to shop with her mother… and to see George.
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Making Do & Salvaging (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids are on the scrounge – looking to get hold of salvageable things to help the war effort – if they can just keep hold of their cart…
Rationing Food, Clothes and So Much More (Blitz Kids)
The Blitz Kids are finding it harder to get everyday things that they want – not just food but fuel and clothes, and they’re having to spend more and...
The Blitz – Air-Raids, Shelters and Blackout (Blitz Kids)
It's January 1941 - There’s an air raid and the Blitz Kids are taking shelter at home, church and in the local Underground station.
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The Phoney War and Evacuation (Blitz Kids)
It's September 1939 - The Blitz Kids find themselves part of Operation Pied Piper and are being evacuated to different parts of the UK. Where are the...
War is Declared - A Changing Home Life (Blitz Kids)
It's September 1939 - War is declared and the Blitz Kids watch as their neighbourhood changes.
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1938 and Lead up to War (Blitz Kids)
It's December 1938 - The Blitz Kids are reflecting on life in the late 1930s, and whilst there’s talk of a Europe-wide war, home life seems fairly qui...
BONUS: New series, Badger and The Blitz
A story of love and hope, inspired by the real-life events of World War II.
When Jack’s dog and best friend Badger finds her life on the line, h...
Arriving In Britain (The Windrush Story)
Yolanda find’s out what life in Britain was like for the people who emigrated to Britain on the Empire Windrush and the later ships.
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The Journey To Britain (The Windrush Story)
Yolanda learns about why people from the Caribbean decided to make the journey to Britain and what it was like on ships like the Windrush.
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Life In Post War Britain (The Windrush Story)
Yolanda learns about what life was like in Britain after the second world war and why help was so desperately needed from the people in the British Co...
Migration (The Windrush Story)
Yolanda looks into the history of migration in this country including the Windrush Generation arriving in Britain after the Second World War.
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Introduction To Windrush (The Windrush Story)
Yolanda learns about the Caribbean immigrants who came to Britain’s aid, many on the iconic ship the Windrush.
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The Homes We Live In (Adventures Through Time)
Cast iron houses were quick to build, with materials in plentiful supply...
Until the price of bricks dropped, making cast iron houses t...
The Newcomen Engine (Adventures Through Time)
The Newcomen steam engine was a tremendous invention by Mr. Thomas Newcomen - first installed in the Black Country in 1712!
This time of...
On the Move (Adventures Through Time)
Roads have changed a lot, and so have vehicles!
Motor vehicles, such as motorbikes and cars, as well as trams and trains, have revolutio...
The Anchor Forge (Adventures Through Time)
The anchor and chains for the Titanic, and her sister ships Olympic and Britannic, were made in the Black Country - the anchors were some of the bigge...
Life on the Canal (Adventures Through Time)
Did you know the Black Country used to be known as Birmingham-on-Sea?
The boat people never stayed in one place for long, they were resp...
Family Life (Adventures Through Time)
Life at home in the Black Country in the 1800's was a lot different to life nowadays.
Can you imagine having to share an outside toilet...
Colliery Disaster (Adventures Through Time)
The Black Country was famous for coal mining back in the day!
But working in the mines wasn't just a pretty horrible job because it was so hard,...
Keeping Us Warm (Adventures Through Time)
You might take being warm and cozy in your house for granted, but the people of the Black Country definitely didn't back in the Victorian era!
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Keeping Us Healthy (Adventures Through Time)
Staying healthy is really important, but with all those factories and mines in the Black Country, doing that was easier said than done.
People w...
Keeping Us Fed (Adventures Through Time)
People in the Black Country didn't just work in the factories all the time, they had to eat too!
Getting a good meal back then was a little diff...
Queen Victoria Visits The Black Country (Adventures Through Time)
Queen Victoria meant a lot to the people of the Black Country.
Many pubs and houses around the Black Country would have a picture of the Queen h...
Mary Macarthur and the Chain Maker's Strike (Adventures Through Time)
Mary Macarthur was a pretty amazing woman in the Black Country's history.
Lots of women workers back then used to be treated very unfairly, they...
Why Remember (The Great War - Through A London Child's Eye)
It’s a decade after the start of the war and Edward’s father has died. At a church memorial service, Edward contemplates the role of memorial in our...
Personal Remembrance (The Great War - Through A London Child's Eye)
Many of us remember the fallen from the Great Wars and other conflicts by wearing a poppy. Edward’s mother and Grandmother talk about the Poppy campa...
Local Memorials (The Great War - Through A London Child's Eye)
Memorials for the fallen come in many shapes and sizes. This is mainly due to there not being any rules about what form a war memorial should take bu...
Military Remembrance (The Great War - Through A London Child's Eye)
Military cemeteries were designed to be peaceful and to be a fair way to remember both rich and poor alike. Edward visits Brookwood Military Cemetery...
National Remembrance (The Great War - Through A London Child's Eye)
In the aftermath of the war, Britain needed a way to remember their fallen. The Cenotaph and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier would become the focus f...
A Land Fit For Heroes (The Great War - Through A London Child's Eye)
After the war, the Government said it would look after the returning soldiers, with houses and jobs fit for the heroes they were. The reality was quit...