Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: Heritage Watch App: http://heritagewatch.co.uk/ Links: Pompeii: New find shows man crushed trying to flee eruption: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0GSSxvoHTw

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: Smithsonian Releases 2.8M Images to Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/r4mkxar Links: How Britain is facing up to its hidden slavery history: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20200205-how-britain-is-facing-up-to-its-secret-slavery-history?fbclid=IwAR1fD2__lb4w8DjuhxsmhIGpY9jZVSeYNyY5dmN82d3mnNINtaCohCEc4vg Stop Blaming History for Your All-White, All-Male Movie: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/opinion/sunday/oscars-movies-diversity.html?fbclid=IwAR0LrtIt7NAg1gDNCS5tBTM6ufpeLyeDvZBC8YytJZzlRfwQVOB2nNKdGF4 Royal Palaces employ drag queens to teach gay history: https://tinyurl.com/wz3ygss Pride of Place: England’s LGBTQ Heritage: https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/?fbclid=IwAR0Ou7MIwQywGRrP6I4YBU004YsKJxpk5L_oUOyP_t94EXZr1TEwxTsokj8 Asylum Seekers take part in archaeological dig in Italy: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/23011/asylum-seekers-take-part-in-archaeological-dig-in-italy?fbclid=IwAR1WHKE8_fOC0__TJgUa5nDjy1VAuB-wZb5Smtmejz0pH-susUqd1fzyC3w ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuwOUmJt7ug

The Home Front Legacy helps local communities identify and map the remains of the First War (WW1) across the United Kingdom. Using our online recording app, local people can document and preserve our stories, and vulnerable remains, for future generations. Together the Council for British Archaeology and Historic England, along with project partners throughout the UK, are enabling communities to enhance understanding of the impact of the First ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSTBCsnK6c8

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: Black History Month: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/ Black history has much to reveal about our ancestors – and ourselves: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/30/black-history-month-ancestors ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZYTBO9NmOU