AMSR Summer event 13th June 2023

AMSR Summer event 13th June 2023

Archives exist to keep things safe – but not secret On a hot summer evening we gathered on the stylish top floor of King’s College in Bush House by kind permission of the Policy Institute.  There was food and drink and lots of familiar faces.  There were even generous...
Tests and challenges

Tests and challenges

An Ashes series between England and Australia is for many cricket fans as good as it gets. But the sport’s administrators and followers are concerned about its future. This isn’t new – a report newly donated to AMSR shows the cricket authorities were trying to attract...
How popular were the royals 50 years ago?

How popular were the royals 50 years ago?

Recent reports have commented on how the monarchy’s popularity has fallen in recent years – to just 55%, according to one poll. A dip into the Archive of Market and Social Research shows what a shift this is. June 1969 saw the UK broadcast of Royal Family, a TV...
The fall and rise of cinema

The fall and rise of cinema

As Warner Bros, one of the world’s leading film and entertainment companies, celebrates its 100th anniversary, it’s interesting to trace the story of cinema attendance in the UK over the same period. The number of ways in which one can watch a film has increased many...