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Martin Toft of the Société Jersiaise describes how archival research inspired him to travel to Brazil and Belize to discover more about Jersey’s links to the slave trade.

Professor Brycchan Carey of Northumbria University discusses 200 years of silence on the subject and encourages us all to question the past.

Keith McClelland of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery discusses the evidence for Channel Islanders’ involvement in the slave trade. 

Discover the incredible love story of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, and their daring resistance work during the Occupation. 

Explore the story of Seymour Tower and the magnificent wetlands site in which it stands, a mile off Jersey’s south-east coast. 

This Heritage Podcast explores the story of Howard D, Jersey’s first motor lifeboat, and the rest of the historic fleet on display outside the Maritime Museum

Step behind the scenes at Jersey Archive and explore fascinating stories from the collection of  Aliens Registration Cards. From Breton farm workers to South American piano teachers, Jersey was a surprisingly international community in the 1920s when these immigration cards were created. 

Discover the history of the landmark Radio Tower that stands high on the cliffs at La Corbiere overlooking the lighthouse and Jersey’s dramatic south-west coastline. What were the many challenges of converting this concrete German tower into a unique holiday home?

Uncover the secrets of Jersey’s Cold War Bunker with some of the people who worked there in the 1980s. They describe its operation role and share their memories of the fateful night in 1986 when the Chernobyl accident threatened to turn a nuclear nightmare into reality.