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Celebrating 50 years since Gagarin's flight  Featuring: video, No Copyright Image NASA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University), The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

12 April 2011

We celebrate the 50th aniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into Space by delving into The Open University and BBC archives.  Read more : Celebrating 50 years since Gagarin's flight

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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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More warlike than we'd like to think? The Labour government of 1945BBC

By Michael Portillo (Guest), Tony Benn (Guest), Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Guest), David Edgerton (Guest), Dr Martin Gorsky (Guest), Professor Jose Harris (Guest), Dr Stuart Mitchell (The Open University), Professor John Stewart (Guest), Professor Jim Tomlinson (Guest)

11 November 2006

The Welfare State was the defining act of the Clement Atlee's government. But does that overshadow a strong hand played in defence of the realm?  Read more : More warlike than we'd like to think? The Labour government of 1945

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What is history?: Marxist history writingMary Evans Picture Library

By Chris Wickham (Guest)

01 September 2005

How does a Marxist approach the study of history?  Read more : What is history?: Marxist history writing

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Behind the cameraUsed with permission

By Douglas Allen (The Open University)

11 January 2005

When you use film as a historical source, explains Douglas Allen, you must first understand the person behind the camera.  Read more : Behind the camera

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A reader's guide to 1984Creative Commons Image National Media Museum under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 February 2004

Is there anything left to say about Orwell's seminal work on Authoritarian states? Yes, there is.  Read more : A reader's guide to 1984

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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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