Nick Baker and the team answer listeners' historical queries and celebrate the way in which we all 'make' history.
Programme 9
19ÌýÌýDecemberÌýÌý2006
A Short History of Spam
Making History consulted Shawn Radford, Curator of the
The cookery writerÌýÌýand the technology writerÌý
of the School of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham talked about ‘Lend Lease’
And of The Economisttalked about the earliest unsolicited telegrams
The following books were referred to:
The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage Phoenix press 1999 ISBN: 0753807033
Inventing the Victorians by Matthew Sweet Faber and Faber 2002 ISBN: 0571206638
The Fisher Theatres
The restoration of a Georgian theatre in Bungay, Suffolk and where it fits in to the history of British theatre in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Making History consulted Moira Field, Ivy Collins and the theatre historian Dr David Willmore
Vanessa has presentedÌýscience and current affairs programmes for ´óÏó´«Ã½, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.Ìý
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Vanessa has presentedÌýscience and current affairs programmes for ´óÏó´«Ã½, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.Ìý