How Old is ‘Haha’? The Sound of Medieval Laughter
Surviving in multiple copies, Ælfric’s work is not only the oldest Latin grammar written in English (or, indeed, any vernacular language), but it’s also been described as ‘one of the…
Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production
It’s been roughly 30 years since the desktop computer revolutionized the way the graphic design industry works. For decades before that, it was the hands of industrious workers, and various…
99% Invisible: U is Urbanism
How Jane Jacob's urbanism dreams came to life on the most beloved kids' TV block.
Not Just the Tudors: How Poets Spoke Truth to Power
Throughout history, the words of poets have often ignited change or unsettled those in power. In England particularly, poetry has both celebrated and criticised the country's greatest triumphs and darkest hours. Professor…
Sisters with Transistors
Sisters with Transistors is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Lisa Rovner in her directorial debut. The documentary is made up of rare testimonies and archive footage. It chronicles…
Allusionist 221. Scribe
"I have never felt so naked. That's how exposed I felt at the idea that my handwriting was going to be seen by the world," says Tim Brookes, founder of…
2 December 1984: Bhopal disaster
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
Arts & Ideas Podcast: Marriage
Why marry? Jane Austen began her novel Pride and Prejudice with the observation "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must…
God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines
GOD SAID GIVE ‘EM DRUM MACHINES tells the tale of the young visionaries who made that breakthrough happen. Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Blake Baxter, Eddie Fowlkes, and Santonio…
On This Day in Working Class History: 1 December 1919: Trinidad and Tobago general strike
On This Day in Working Class History