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Peter Robinson

Series featuring Peter Robinson

  • Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
  • Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminars
  • Oxford Physics Academic Lectures
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# Episode Title Description People Date
20 Encaenia - Now and Then Archive footage of Oxford University's Encaenia ceremony Peter Robinson 12 Apr 2024
19 Creative Commons Wartime Oxford - June 1943 and 1944 Archive film of Oxford from June 1943 and June 1944 Peter Robinson 12 Apr 2024
18 Creative Commons High Street - Now and Then Archive film footage of High Street, Oxford from 1937 and 1944. Peter Robinson 12 Apr 2024
17 Creative Commons Rules and Regulations Archival film uncovers the quirky dos and don'ts that governed student life in the golden age of the 1920s and 30s. Peter Robinson 12 Apr 2024
16 Creative Commons Cycling Through Time Archive footage of cycling through the busy streets of Oxford and Cowley in the 1920s, 40s, and 50s. Peter Robinson 12 Apr 2024
15 Creative Commons St Giles' Fair The changing faces of St Giles' Fair. In this episode we look at St Giles' Fair which is held for two days in September in the heart of the city. Peter Robinson, Charlie Beesley 12 Apr 2024
14 Recruiting March of the Oxfordshire Women's Land Army 1918 This film was made in April 1918 as a recruitment tool by the government's Women's War department. Peter Robinson 08 Mar 2023
13 Oxford 1918 - Then and Now In this episode we compare and contrast locations in and around Oxford from 1918, and the present day. Peter Robinson 08 Mar 2023
12 Oxford - Work, Rest and Play In this episode we look at social history scenes from various archive films showing Oxford at work, rest and play. Peter Robinson 08 Mar 2023
11 Oxford at War in 1944 In this 2nd episode, we collate rare colour Oxfordshire footage shot in 1944 by US airforce officers. Film clips concentrate on the social life in Oxford city centre, Wallingford, Dorchester, Abingdon and surrounding villages. Peter Robinson 07 May 2020
10 Creative Commons Livestreaming Events to Reach Global Audiences Peter Robinson and Josh Carr explore the benefits of using Livestream to reach out to large audiences. Peter Robinson, Joshua Carr 16 Feb 2015
9 Varsity Trip: The Oxford and Cambridge Ski Trip In 1949, filmmakers Guy L. Coté and Hugh Wyn Griffith directed the film ‘Sestrieres’ for the Oxford Ski Club, about their trip to the Italian ski resort, Sestriere. We compare this with film of a recent trip, highlighting obvious changes in student life! Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 15 Dec 2014
8 A Yank Abroad: Visiting (and re-visiting) the Oxfordshire countryside Rare 16 mm film footage from the mid-1930s of american tourists touring the Oxfordshire countryside by bike, and also footage shot by US airforce crew in 1944 visting Wallingford and Aylesbury. Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 15 Dec 2014
7 Mesopotamia: An Oxford Archaeological Expedition Film of the joint expedition to Kish, Mesopotamia, by Oxford University with the Field Museum of Natural History, of Chicago, Illinois, from 1920-29. The 16mm footage reveals the immense scale of the archaeological dig involving hundreds of people. Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 15 Dec 2014
6 Oxford At War: Footage from Mount Farm Airbase World War Two arrives in Oxford in this episode, using never before seen Oxford footage from a US Flight Surgeon for the 14th Photo Reconnaissance Unit at Mount Farm Airbase, Dorchester. Includes colour and monochrome film from 1944. Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 03 Oct 2014
5 A Day on the River: The Oxford Steamers Salter’s Steamers have operated since 1858, and we revisit them in the 1940s as an American U.S.A.F Unit make use of a break from their war service to enjoy a leisurely day on the Thames to Wallingford. Includes rare colour 16mm film from autumn 1944. Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 03 Oct 2014
4 Oxford: Then and Now We compare and contrast locations in and around the city from the 1940s, and the present day. How have the places and people changed? How present is the Second World War in 1940s Oxford? After 70 years how different is Oxford? Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 01 Oct 2014
3 Attic to Archive - Welcome to the Dreaming Spools Project In this episode we take you on a trip through time as we introduce a selection of the archive film footage that the Dreaming Spools project has discovered. Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas 01 Oct 2014
2 Defending the Damned: The Role of Defence Counsel in International Criminal Cases Seminar given on 22nd February 2010 by Peter Robinson, Legal Advisor for former Bosnian Serb President, Radovan Karadzic, ICTY and Lead Counsel for former President of the Rwandan National Assembly, Joseph Nzirorera, ICTR. Peter Robinson 24 Feb 2010
1 Alan Barr on Particle Physics Dr Alan Barr, University Lecturer in the Particle Physics group in the University of Oxford's Department of Physics, discusses the particle physics experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Switzerland. Alan Barr, Peter Robinson 26 Sep 2008