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The Romans – they came; they saw; they conquered TV!

We can’t get enough of the Romans, it seems – and why not? They feature in Key Stage 2 of… Read more

Handling sensitive subject matter in the classroom – The Holocaust

This joint ERA/CLA blog looks at how print and audio/audio-visual resources can assist in the teaching of a sensitive subject…. Read more

Should TV drama reflect the real horrors of British history?

Or was ‘Gunpowder’ too inflammable? The first episode of ‘Gunpowder’ exploded onto our screen last Saturday night – and the… Read more

500 Years since the Reformation

BBC/UFA Fiction & ZDF/Hardy Brackmann   500 years ago on 31st October a young monk named Martin Luther pinned his… Read more

Russian Revolution Centenary

To mark the centenary of the October Revolution, the BBC has commissioned a selection of programmes across television and radio… Read more

Partition of India

The BBC is marking the 70th anniversary of the partition of India with a raft of programmes exploring the historical… Read more

Passchendaele 100 years on

Passchendaele was one of the greatest disasters of the First World War and only the Somme was bloodier and more… Read more

Gay Britannia – 50 years on from the 1967 Sexual Offences Act

‘Glad to be Gay’ by Tom Robinson was in part designed to shock when it was written in 1976 and… Read more

Horrible Histories is back!

A new series of Horrible Histories begins on Monday 24 July, starting with Explorers. The first episode takes a look… Read more

Brexit!

The BBC is marking Brexit – One Year On with a series of programmes this week. Programmes include Brexit Means… Read more

The British Empire #TVforTeachers Pick of the Week

Study of the British Empire or the causes and effects of British imperialism are topics covered by most A-level syllabuses,… Read more

Black History Month

October was Black History Month in the UK and to follow on from this during November, the BBC has launched… Read more

Higher Education – Pick of the Week – Hersey’s Hiroshima

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TVforTeachers – Pick of the Week – The Secret Life of Children’s Book

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TVforTeachers – Teaching the Somme

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TVforTeachers – Pick of the Week – Born on the Same Day

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TV for Teachers – Pick of the Week – The Hollow Crown: the Wars of the Rose – Henry VI Part 1

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TV for Teachers – Pick of the Week – the Vikings Uncovered

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

Marking the Centenary of the Easter Rising 1916

This Easter marks the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the rebellion that eventually led to Irish Independence, and possibly… Read more

#TVforTeachers – Pick of the Week – Digging for Britain

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TVforTeachers – Pick of the Week – Calculating Ada: the Countess of Computing

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TVforTeachers – Pick of the Week – Britain’s Bloody Crown

As part of ERA’s commitment to helping licence holders make best use of the material available to them, we have… Read more

#TVforTeachers and #TVforHE Christmas Round-Up

Whilst teaching resources might be at the last thing on your mind as you tuck into your Christmas lunch, the… Read more