History is happening now.
Listen to audio histories collected and edited by our Audio Histories Producer Brid Addison-Child alongside local volunteer audio histories curators.
Hannah Grahamslaw’s Story
Hannah is a illustrator and textile artist born and based and Scarborough.
In this Audio History, Hannah tells us about issues she’s faced brought on by the growing ubiquitous use of AI in replacing the labour of artists as well as her hopes that, in a digital world, hand-made work will become more cherished.
Katrina Navickas’ Story
Katrina is an historian of 18th and 19th Century Britain whose work focuses on: The History of Protests; Social Movements; The History of Democracy; and Workers’ Rights.
In this Audio History, Katrina gives wide-ranging context to The Luddites’ plight; providing contemporary context to their relevance as a workers’ rights movement, and shining a light on their creativity as a movement.