The first of a series of podcasts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the building of The Crucible Theatre. 

Ashley Barnes, Deputy Head of the Department of Humanities at Sheffield Hallam University, speaks to Tedd George about his new book, Stirring Up Sheffield; The Battle to Build the Crucible.  

What behaviours leaders of the health and care system in Sheffield will need to develop to make integrated planning and delivery of healthcare a success?

What is the story of the nation we want to tell ourselves and the world?  Can we “retain and explain” national heroes and symbols or is it time to embrace a thorough rewriting of history?

A talk on how we need to rethink economics and policy for sustainable, inclusive growth in the light of recent crises - financial, inequality, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.

A talk about how the language of graphic novels captures growing public awareness about climate change, its consequences in the form of floods and possible responses to it.

The results of unique survey research with hundreds of local and national politicians looking at who occupies elected office and why they choose to do so. 

A talk on executioners’ memoirs from the end of public execution in 1868 and the abolition of the UK death penalty in 1965. 

With reflections from James Berry, John Ellis, Albert Pierrepoint.

The collection and use of digital data is changing people’s lives. Should we be concerned about uses of data and our privacy and security?

The talk explores the drivers of entrepreneurial motivation and addresses the key questions: are entrepreneurs born or made and what sustains them over time?

Instagram and related apps are growing in popularity.

This talk looks at visual social media and everyday life and the use of apps during the COVID-19 crisis.