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World War 100: 1 July - The Agadir Crisis of 1911Creative Commons Image By Leonrw via Flickr under Creative Commons license.

By Annika Mombauer (The Open University)

30 June 2011

Everyone talks about the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand as the catalyst for the First World War. We kick off World War 100,...  Read more : World War 100: 1 July - The Agadir Crisis of 1911

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A walk around... Stirling Castle Featuring: audio, BBC

By Neil Oliver (Guest), The History of Scotland web team (The Open University)

29 October 2009

By 1715, the Act of Union with England, enacted eight years earlier, had failed to yield any noticeable benefits for Scotland. Find out about the...  Read more : A walk around... Stirling Castle

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Shostakovich: Why is he famous? Featuring: video, Kamoda under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 October 2009

As World War II swept through Europe, a young Russian composer set out to win the fight with his piano. But is it possible that...  Read more : Shostakovich: Why is he famous?

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A reader's guide to Half Of A Yellow SunBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 December 2008

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie takes us to the 1967 Nigeria-Biafra war, for a book that can sometimes be a difficult read.  Read more : A reader's guide to Half Of A Yellow Sun

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World War One: A Timewatch podcast Featuring: audio, photos.com

By Dr Stuart Mitchell (The Open University), John Farren (Guest), Paul Reed (Guest), Dr Chris A. Williams (The Open University)

20 October 2008

Does the end make a good starting point for understanding the First World War?  Read more : World War One: A Timewatch podcast

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Debate: A right to torture?Jupiter Images

By The Open2.net community (Guest)

30 July 2008

A debate from the Open2 archive  Read more : Debate: A right to torture?

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The Making of Timewatch: Last day of World War ICreative Commons Image peprice under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The Timewatch team (Guest)

01 October 2007

The Producer and Director of the Last Day of World War One, John Hayes Fisher reveals how the programme developed, the key people involved and...  Read more : The Making of Timewatch: Last day of World War I

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Keeping conflict constructivephotos.com

By Professor Rob Paton (The Open University)

09 January 2007

This extract from Shaping Public Policy, taken from The Open University Master of Public Administration, describes the process of introducing new ways of working.  Read more : Keeping conflict constructive

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The Crusaders' lost fortUsed with permission

By The Timewatch team (Guest)

11 April 2006

Did the Crusades fail due to too much faith? Timewatch visits the Crusader's lost fort.  Read more : The Crusaders' lost fort

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The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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