What drove these individuals to enter political life? How did they secure their seat or win an election? And what impact did this job have on their personal life?
Hosted by Dr Emma Peplow, Head of Contemporary History at the History of Parliament Trust, and Dr Alex Lock, historian and curator at the British Library, this podcast spotlights some of the brilliant interviews from MPs who sat between the 1950s and early 2000s within our 200+ strong archive, using never before heard clips and highlighting the unique insights that oral history interviews provide.
Listen to ‘Tales from the Green Benches: an Oral History of Parliament’ to hear stories from the heart of the Commons, from those who sat on those very benches.
A podcast from the History of Parliament Trust.
Presented by Dr Emma Peplow and Dr Alex Lock, produced by Melissa FitzGerald at Zinc Audio. With additional writing from Dr Priscila Pivatto and script editing from Connie Jeffery. All interviews are deposited at the British Library. Find a catalogue of interviews on our website.
Artwork by neil@the-brightside.co.uk
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What drove these individuals to enter political life? How did they secure their seat or win an election? And what impact did this job have on their personal life?
Hosted by Dr Emma Peplow, Head of Contemporary History at the History of Parliament Trust, and Dr Alex Lock, historian and curator at the British Library, this podcast spotlights some of the brilliant interviews from MPs who sat between the 1950s and early 2000s within our 200+ strong archive, using never before heard clips and highlighting the unique insights that oral history interviews provide.
Listen to ‘Tales from the Green Benches: an Oral History of Parliament’ to hear stories from the heart of the Commons, from those who sat on those very benches.
A podcast from the History of Parliament Trust.
Presented by Dr Emma Peplow and Dr Alex Lock, produced by Melissa FitzGerald at Zinc Audio. With additional writing from Dr Priscila Pivatto and script editing from Connie Jeffery. All interviews are deposited at the British Library. Find a catalogue of interviews on our website.
Artwork by neil@the-brightside.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Series hosts Dr Emma Peplow and Dr Alex Lock welcomed a live audience to the Attlee Suite of Portcullis House, where they discussed the History of Parliament’s Oral History Project in more detail, along with some special guests. They were joined by project founder Dr Priscila Pivatto, as well as two of the project’s more recent interviewees: Anne Milton, former Conservative MP for Guildford, and Gisela, Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston, former Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston.
The panel reflected on the ways that the project has recovered details of some MPs’ careers not previously on the record, as well as hearing clips from our more recent interviews for the first time, including discussions of Brexit and its fallout.
Presented by Dr Emma Peplow and Dr Alex Lock, produced by Melissa FitzGerald at Zinc Audio. With additional writing from Dr Priscila Pivatto and script editing from Connie Jeffery. All interviews are deposited at the British Library. Find a catalogue of interviews on our website.
Artwork by neil@the-brightside.co.uk.
Find more from the History of Parliament Trust at www.historyofparliament.com and follow this link to find information about our publication ‘The Political Lives of Postwar British MPs’.
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More episode information:
British Library/History of Parliament Reference Codes:
C1503/0214: Menzies Campbell interviewed by Nick Walker (2023-24)
C1503/0235 - Susan Elan Jones, interviewed by Grace Heaton (2023-24)
C1503/0241 - Gisela Stuart, interviewed by Richard Purnell (2024)
C1503/0242 - Alison Raynsford, interviewed by Grace Heaton (2024-25)
C1503/0248 - Anne Milton, interviewed by Emmeline Ledgerwood (2024)
C1503/0258 - Jim Murphy, interviewed by Nick Walker (2025)
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