Podcasts

The Mass Observation Anniversary Lectures Series Podcasts.

In October 2011, the Mass Observation Archive hosted the first lecture in a series of events to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the original Mass Observation organisation (formed in 1937) and the 30th anniversary of the Mass Observation Project (1981 - ongoing).The lecture series will continue into 2012. Visit our events page for more details about future lectures.

On this page, you can download a podcast of past lectures in the series:  

• 12th October : Juliet Gardiner, ‘Writing the mid century with Mass Observation’
  

Juliet Gardiner is the bestselling author of popular histories such as The Thirties: an Intimate History (2010) and The Blitz: The British Under Attack (2010). In this lecture, Juliet explored the complex ways in which intention and reception framed Mass Observation’s work.

Download and listen to the lecture

This lecture was sponsored by the Mass Observation Trustees in partnership with Special Collections and the Heritage and Culture Research theme at the University of Sussex.