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School Radio offers a range of primary History resources for KS1 and KS2 pupils arranged in clip libraries that include a mix of both audio and video clips and supported by Teacher Notes.

KS1 History resources

The Great Fire of London. collection

Age 5 - 9. Explore The Great Fire of London through Music, Dance and Drama activities and a final History programme presented by Cat Sandion of CBeebies.

The Great Fire of London

Grace Darling. video

Age 5 - 9. Watch a short video in which the famous Victorian Grace Darling - 'heroine of the sea' - tells us about her life and the famous sea rescue she undertook in 1838.

Grace Darling

KS2 History resources

Tales from Ancient Greece. collection

Age 9 - 11. A collection of some of the best-known stories from Ancient Greek mythology, including King Midas, the Minotaur, Medusa, Persephone and the Cyclops.

Tales from Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece - The Trojan War. collection

Age 9 - 11. The main events of The Trojan War - as related by Homer in 'The Iliad' - are told by an Old Soldier remembering the battle and how it was ended by a wooden horse.

Ancient Greece - The Trojan War

The Romans. collection

Age 7 - 11. Topics include the invasion of Britain, Julius Caesar, Roman gods and goddesses, buildings, Boudicca, Roman roads, Roman food, Roman games and songs about Roman life.

The Romans

The Anglo-Saxons. collection

Age 7 - 11. Seven dramas explore Anglo-Saxon times, including Alfred the Great, Athelstan, the story of Beowulf and the end of the Anglo-Saxon dynasty at the Battle of Hastings.

The Anglo-Saxons

The Tudors. collection

Age 7 - 11. Topics include the reigns of Henry 8th and Elizabeth 1st, Tudor seafaring, Tudor medicine, rich and poor, work and play, Tudor exploration and Elizabethan theatre.

The Tudors

The Victorians. collection

Age 7 - 11. Short dramas about key people and events from the era and also the lives of children. Topics include chimney sweeps, street children, Victorian inventions, Brunel, the Crystal Palace, the railways.

The Victorians

The life of Mary Seacole video

Age 7 - 11. The life of famous Victorian Mary Seacole is told in three short video episodes. The episodes cover the Crimean War and what happened to Mary Seacole after the war.

The life of Mary Seacole

Grace Darling. video

Age 5 - 9. Watch a short video in which the famous Victorian Grace Darling - 'heroine of the sea' - tells us about her life and the famous sea rescue she undertook in 1838.

Grace Darling

Britain since the 1930s. collection

Age 7 - 11. Key events from the C20th are covered in a range of audio clips from the 大象传媒 Sound Archive. The topics include Transport, Technology, Media, Society and Space.

Britain since the 1930s

World War 2 Clips. collection

Age 7 - 11. Video clips using material from the 大象传媒 archive. Topics include evacuation, the Blitz, rationing, songs, news reports, speeches, eye-witness accounts and wartime music.

World War 2 Clips

Sir Nicholas Winton. video

Recounting events from 1939/9, when Nicholas Winton arranged the rescue of 669 children from Prague at the outset of WW2.

Sir Nicholas Winton

Historical stories. collection

Age 9 - 11. Bringing the past alive with stories about real life people and events. These stories have been selected from our collection of 'Audio stories'.

Historical stories

Scotland鈥檚 Home Front. audio

An audio drama about the impact of the Clydebank Blitz on a family during World War Two.

Scotland鈥檚 Home Front