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Their wordsBut the hard truth is that the documents in our archives do not present a neutral history: they offer a partial version that reflects and justifies the power of those who produced them.
Their wordsWe need to question the validity of documents written by and for a minority of the population – those in power.
Their wordsThe BBC have just announced that they are cancelling Free Thinking from March. This is a travesty and, taken with all the other programmes being cancelled on Radio 4, cultural vandalism.
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