Posts by Keith Mitchell Behind the scenesCataloguing WO 25 officers’ records of serviceThursday 15 July 2021The restrictions over the past year have meant having to look at other ways...Records and researchCataloguing the Middle East mandates – making inroadsMonday 18 May 2020Back in August 2018, we published a blog on a volunteer project to catalogue...Records and researchFrom Pinewood with LoveFriday 20 December 2019There are certain films that I’ve always associated with my youth – films that remind...Records and researchWine: A taste of the archiveMonday 9 December 2019The National Archives has recently hosted two wine tasting sessions. This may seem a...Records and researchSkynet: the real communication satellite systemThursday 24 October 2019The latest instalment of the ‘Terminator’ franchise has hit our cinema screens. A rather...Archives and archivistsA world of wine and taxesThursday 23 May 2019Sparkling wines produced in the United Kingdom today win international awards, and we import...Records and researchUnidentified Christmas lights and stars in the skyMonday 17 December 2018Christmas is traditionally a time for travelling and visiting family and friends – and probably...Archives and archivistsCataloguing the Middle East mandates in the 1920sWednesday 1 August 2018With the help of volunteers, to whom we are extremely grateful, we are undertaking a series...Records and researchAnnouncing a royal birthThursday 10 May 2018It is likely that you heard about the most recent royal birth through social...Records and researchRoyal weddings in history: Prince, Earl and DukeFriday 30 March 2018No other monarch has, arguably, had a bigger impact on the thrones of Europe...Records and researchI want to believe: UFOs in the archiveFriday 22 January 2016Inspired by The X-Files we take a look at some of our own UFO...Records and researchTimetable to mobilisationThursday 31 July 2014At the turn of the 20th century there had been no war between any of... 1 2 »
