All and Sundry

Planes, Pyrotechnics, and Pregnant Pigs: The Making of 'Battle of Britain' (1969) - Part 2

Dr Victoria Taylor explores how Battle of Britain balanced memory, morality, and cinematic spectacle in a nation still living with its war

Feb 3 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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Planes, Pyrotechnics, and Pregnant Pigs: The Making of 'Battle of Britain' (1969) - Part 1

Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the 1969 film Battle of Britain turned living memory into cinematic history

Feb 3 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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January 2026

'What Is Man Against It?' - Combat Motivation, Experience and Morale in the Luftwaffe (Part 3)

Dr Taylor examines the complex motivations, experiences, and morale of the Luftwaffe – and what they reveal about the human dimension of war in an…

Jan 5 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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'What Is Man Against It?' - Combat Motivation, Experience and Morale in the Luftwaffe (Part 2)

Dr Taylor examines the combat experience and morale of Luftwaffe personnel, revealing how ideology, fear, and the stark realities of multiple war fronts…

Jan 5 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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'What Is Man Against It?' - Combat Motivation, Experience and Morale in the Luftwaffe (Part 1)

Dr Victoria Taylor examines what drove Luftwaffe personnel to fight – from fear and camaraderie, to ambition and ideology

Jan 5 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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December 2025

'Ripe for the Gallows': The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg (Part 2)

From twisted doctors to murderous paratroopers, Dr Victoria Taylor examines Luftwaffe atrocities brought to light at Nuremberg - and those that escaped…

Dec 1, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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'Ripe for the Gallows': The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg (Part 1)

Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the Nuremberg Trials both revealed and obscured Luftwaffe culpability in the Third Reich's atrocities

Dec 1, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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November 2025

'A Challenge to Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson (Part 2)

Dr Victoria Taylor examines Amy Johnson’s life in the Air Transport Auxiliary, her contested disappearance, and how she left a legacy that transcended…

Nov 17, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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'A Challenge to Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson (Part 1)

Dr Victoria Taylor reflects on the journey of Amy Johnson - aviator, engineer, pioneer - and her enduring challenge to the boundaries of possibility.

Nov 17, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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October 2025

'A Nice Aeroplane to Shoot Down?' The Hawker Hurricane Through German Eyes (Part 2)

Dr Victoria Taylor reveals that, whilst some Luftwaffe pilots overlooked the Hurricane, others learned to respect it the hard way

Oct 30, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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'A Nice Aeroplane to Shoot Down?' The Hawker Hurricane Through German Eyes (Part 1)

Dr Victoria Taylor uncovers how the Luftwaffe initially sneered at one of its most significant future rivals

Oct 30, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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'Wings over Albion'

As 'Battle of Britain season' comes to a close during its 85th anniversary year, Dr Taylor pens a short poem on the epic aerial campaign

Oct 24, 2025 • Dr Victoria Taylor

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