Past Event Highlights

A selection of material arising from events hosted at or by the Archives Centre, including recordings where available.

Recordings of our events are available in a playlist on the Churchill College YouTube channel in the first instance, and are archived annually, after which point they will appear on our Access Portal as part of the College Archives.

Roskill Lecture 2026: Dame Karen Pierce on ‘Do we still need the special relationship?’

In this twenty-first Roskill Memorial Lecture, Dame Karen drew on her experience within the UN and her time as Ambassador to the USA to talk about the special relationship with the USA. A video of the lecture is now available online here.

Robert Edwards standing at a black board.

Robert Edwards centenary: His life, work and legacy

A panel discussion exploring Robert Edwards’ Life and Legacy as part of the Edwards centenary conference, with video available here and further information on the event here.

Portrait photo of Baroness Ashton

Antcliffe Lecture: ‘Challenges in UK Foreign Policy’, Baroness Cathy Ashton

The 2025 entry in the annual lecture series, held in memory of John Antcliffe, with video online here.

Roskill Lecture: ‘The Changing Culture in British Politics’, Rt Hon Harriet Harman KC

The 2024 entry in our biennial lecture series, with video online here, and further description here.

Celebrating Preservation and Access

Recorded talks from a two-day conference to mark the Archives Centre’s 50th anniversary in September 2023 are available here, and further description here.

Keeping and Making Diaries: Historical Sources and Perspectives

A selection of recorded talks from this three-day international conference in March-April 2022 are available here.