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An Empire of Stars

June 16, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

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London’s Lost Pneumatic Railway

April 12, 2015

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Get Them On The Blower

Long Branch Mike

February 14, 2015

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How Quincy M.E. Changed U.S. Medical History

January 22, 2015

Longform, TV & Film

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Deeds not Words: The Women of Endell Street

January 7, 2015

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An Empire of Stars

June 16, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

The forgotten history of the British Space Programme

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London’s Lost Pneumatic Railway

April 12, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

In Get Them on the Blower we looked at the fascinating history of London's forgotten Pneumatic tubes, which carried...

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Get Them On The Blower

Long Branch Mike

February 14, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

Pneumatic messaging blows cylindrical carriers in tubes, carrying messages and small items in closed systems, which...

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wightlaunch_sdkhnt

An Empire of Stars

June 16, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

The forgotten history of the British Space Programme

London’s Lost Pneumatic Railway

April 12, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

Get Them On The Blower

Long Branch Mike

February 14, 2015

Design & Tech, Longform

How Quincy M.E. Changed U.S. Medical History

January 22, 2015

Longform, TV & Film

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Helping School Children Explore WW1 with Joe Sacco’s The Great War

December 20, 2014

Books, Politics & War

I'm a big fan of helping others learn more about history - particularly when it involves thinking a little bit of the...

First “Fury” Trailer Released

June 25, 2014

Books, Politics & War, TV & Film

If I Don’t Come Home: Letters From D-Day

June 23, 2014

Books, E-books, New Books

The Gaming Diaries of Jordan Mechner

April 18, 2014

Books, Design & Tech, E-books, New Books