Tony Robinson is best-known for playing turnip-brained Baldrick who always had 'a cunning plan' in the iconic TV show Blackadder. He's presented countless documentaries throughout his 50-year career, including 20-years on Channel 4's Time Team, inspired by his passion for history and for digging deep into the past to understand more about the present. That's his thing!In his cunningly curated history podcast, Tony is delving into the weird and wonderful stories that grab him and make him want to know more about the world around us. He’s asking: Why was Stonehenge built? What did the past smell like, was it horrible? Why were pies invented? Why do our dogs love us so much? When did tattoos stop being taboo? What do bones tell us about past humanity? Amongst other intriguing questions... Along the way, Tony is joined by experts and special guests, including Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry, Raksha Dave, John Lloyd, Alice Roberts, Grace Neutral and David Mitchell who help provide some answers.So join Tony Robinson as he hosts his cunningly curated history podcast. New episodes drop Thursdays...
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episode 10: EP10: The National CENSUS 100 Years Apart
Tony is a self-confessed Census nerd and today he’s having a nose around the newly released data from the 1921 census, alongside data from the 2021 census, to reflect on the National Census 100 years apart: what it says about us and why it matters.
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Jessamy Carlson
Jessamy is a historian and an archivist who has worked at The National Archives for fifteen years. She was the research lead for the 1921 Census when it was released, and she has just finished her PhD in Sociology at the University of Essex.
Instagram: @jessamycarlson @nationalarchivesuk
Twitter: @jessamycarlson @UkNatArchives
Jon Wroth-Smith
Director of Census Statistics at the National Records of Scotland (NRS). At the time of recording, Jon was Census Deputy Director at Office for National Statistics.
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Twitter: @onsfocus
Find out more about the 1921 Census here: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20s-people/the-1921-census/
Head to https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps to find out more about what people's lives were like across England and Wales in March 2021.
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Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg
Executive Producer: Dominic de Terville
Cover Art: The Brightside
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