Mapping Britain - Audio

By The Open University

Maps are an intrinsic feature of the modern world - they hold both intellectual and aesthetic qualities. But how and why were the first maps created? The idea of mapping leads on to questions in socie... more

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Mapping Britain - Audio episodes:

March 11, 2009 Maps - what are they?
When people didn’t know about large sections of the world they used their imaginations to fill the blanks.
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6min
March 11, 2009 Transcript -- Maps - what are they?
When people didn’t know about large sections of the world they used their imaginations to fill the blanks.
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March 11, 2009 Maps and empire
An early projection of the British Empire attempted to show the shape of the globe on paper to assist navigators.
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6min
March 11, 2009 Transcript -- Maps and empire
An early projection of the British Empire attempted to show the shape of the globe on paper to assist navigators.
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March 11, 2009 Maps, money and the military
A map of Ireland from the 19th century. Discussion of military and tax related reasons for drawing up the map.
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7min
March 11, 2009 Transcript -- Maps, money and the military
A map of Ireland from the 19th century. Discussion of military and tax related reasons for drawing up the map.
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March 11, 2009 Maps and civil liberties
How maps are now made using satellites and global positioning systems, and the inherent civil liberty concerns.
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7min
March 11, 2009 Transcript -- Maps and civil liberties
How maps are now made using satellites and global positioning systems, and the inherent civil liberty concerns.
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March 11, 2009 Cities - what are they?
Anti-urbanism in British culture. Creating urban citizenship at the end of the nineteenth century through the development of public spaces.
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9min
March 11, 2009 Transcript -- Cities - what are they?
Anti-urbanism in British culture. Creating urban citizenship at the end of the nineteenth century through the development of public spaces.
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