Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Dr Mary Fraser considers the role of the British police and Home Front food production in the Great War.

Dr Mary Fraser is a social researcher who, for the last 15 years, has been working on the history of police work in Britain. Her current interest is the extended social role of the police, particularly during the First World War.

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