Tag: #COI75 Records and researchThat’s a wrap! Celebrating a six-month collaboration with government film archivesWednesday 29 December 2021Ten years ago on 31 December 2011 the Central Office of Information (COI) declared...Records and researchKicking the habit: Government’s first anti-smoking campaignsWednesday 27 October 2021This month is Stoptober – an annual media campaign started by Public Health England...Records and researchHome truths: Improving community relations by funding trips to Commonwealth countriesFriday 22 October 2021In 1969 the Central Office of Information (COI) made a film about a scheme...Archives and archivistsResearch Exchange: Presentation in digital researchThursday 21 October 2021This blog focuses on the theme of Presentation, discussing how we work with digital...Records and research‘Bandits, guerrillas, terrorists’: The role of the Central Office of Information during the Malayan ‘Emergency’ (1948-60)Thursday 14 October 2021In 1948, Britain declared a state of ‘Emergency’ in Malaya, an area in Southeast...Records and researchHMS Artemis: A real-life submarine drama in two actsMonday 27 September 2021The recent BBC drama ‘Vigil’ was set on a fictional Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarine,...Records and researchInsaaf: Exploring South Asian heritage through public information filmsWednesday 11 August 2021How did the British government communicate messages about racism and civil rights in the...Archives and archivistsConnecting collections amid COVID-19Wednesday 23 June 2021Though it was on April Fools’ Day, 75 years ago, that they opened their...
