Great to hear Michael Buchanan on characteristically blistering form on yesterday's maternity announcement - in the second half of this piece about 18minutes in. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Archaeologists unearth secrets of medieval abbey bbc.in/3UdK1A4

'This isn’t just a research gap. It’s a failure of safety, equity and scientific responsibility. We are delivering babies in the dark, and those most at risk are often the ones who are left behind.' theconversation.com/why-we-still-d…

“It was a job of work for that trust to get the maternity staff in East Kent to read the East Kent maternity report…the staff feel…it’s all these families creating problems for the trust… don’t they realise how hard it is to work in the maternity unit” bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The most powerful conversation I’ve had in my Life Lessons from History series: this chat with Helen Gittos about the importance of ritual in our lives, and I guess how we cope with our deaths, really made me think. Hope it does the same for you. open.substack.com/pub/historyext…

Join us for CBA East's 2025 Groups Weekend in Suffolk! Running from 20 - 21 September, it's your chance to join a unique experience - visiting Sutton Hoo and West Stow, and enjoying a fascinating talk by Dr Helen Gittos. Book your spot here. Limited places 👉

For our ancestors, death was part of daily life. We can learn from their open conversations about this taboo topic, says Dr Helen Gittos, and create modern rituals to help us cope bit.ly/41ZM8vD 🔒 This article is free for HistoryExtra members

Our friends at Friends of the World Of Bede sent us some info of an upcoming talk by Dr Helen Gittos- sounds great! #Durham #StJohnsCollege #Bede #FriendsOfTheWorldOfBede #Talk

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'On that ward, I think that is the most scared I've ever felt in my life.'

Join Time Team at 7pm tonight for the premiere of Cerne Abbas: Secrets Beneath The Giant - with live chat (apparently!) on YouTube. 👇 youtu.be/DY68mzYXWK8

Now out! Cerne Abbas: Secrets Beneath the Giant. A Time Team special on Hugh Willmott The University of Sheffield's excavations. It's been a joy to work with Hugh, at Cerne, to do some digging, & get to know the people and the landscape of this very special place. youtube.com/watch?v=DY68mz…