Our Place in The First World War
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Hull
Department Name: History
Abstract
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Publications
Robb Robinson
(2019)
Fishermen, the Fishing Industry and the Great War at Sea
Robinson R
(2017)
A forgotten navy: fish, fishermen, fishing vessels and the Great War at sea
in Journal for Maritime Research
Robinson Robb
(2014)
Viola: The Life and Times of a Hull Steam Trawler
| Title | No Fish Today - Estuary TV |
| Description | Assisted in the research for - and also provided a substantial interview for the No Fish Today programme produced by Estuary TV. The programme is about the role of fishermen and trawlers from the Humber who carried out minesweeping duties in the Great War. This work followed on from the work we had done for the Our Place in the First World War. The programme was first shown on Estuary TV in late 2016 and has been shown on almost a weekly basis since then. It has also been made available on You Tube. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | Weekly showing of the programme to a regional audience. Engagement of local community in production of a TV programme about the input of local fishermen. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJGhVeVT_J0 |
| Description | The funding provided a platform for closer professional links between scholars at the University of Hull and regional broadcaster the BBC. This included methods by which specialist academic research can be communicated effectively to the wider public through a variety of media and other online platforms. |
| Exploitation Route | Further funding to carry out similar collaborative activities and also delivering training workshops to other academics. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | http://www.violatrawler.net/ |
| Description | The funding provided by the AHRC enabled Dr Robb Robinson and Dr Nicholas Evans to help research and advise the preparation of over 40 radio programmes and numerous television programmes for the BBC's World War One at Home series. These can be accessed via https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01p34cd (Radio Humberside) or https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01p34j4 (Radio Lincolnshire). In addition, a substantial number of media enquiries relating to the Great War and associated activities have been received and processed. A number of requests for materials and ideas from teachers have also been fielded. Robb Robinson was also asked to collaborate with a local theatre company and act as their historical advisor. More generally, information and ideas helped Hull museums to develop their own exhibition about how Hull was involved with the First World War. Dr Robinson has also played a key role in the campaign to bring a trawler used during the First World War back to Hull - see http://www.violatrawler.net/. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
| Description | AHRC Remember Me: The Changing Face of Memorialisation in the UK |
| Amount | £669,874 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/M008398/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2015 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | ESRC Scotland's Diasporas in Comparative International Perspective |
| Amount | £30,411 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/L000377/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Department | ESRC Seminar Series |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2014 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | AHRC Remember Me: The Changing Face of Memorialisation in the UK |
| Organisation | University of Hull |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As a result of the involvement of Evans in the 'Our Place in the First World War' Evans was successful in applying for an AHRC grant exploring the changing face of memorialization in the UK (of which Evans is C-I). This will be the focus of a published outcome for the latter. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The larger project, remember me, incorporates aspects of the earlier 'Our Place in the First World War' project - especially concerning the changing role of military remembrance in the UK |
| Impact | Forthcoming article with the peer reviewed journal 'Mortality' |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | BBC AHRC World War One at Home Roadshow, Hull 19th July 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Myself (Dr Robb Robinson) and Dr Nick Evans participated in presentations and question and answer sessions at this BBC World War One at Home Roadshow. Footfall passing through recorded at over 3000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/worldwaroneathometour/ |
| Description | Background research for Great War programme on Estuary TV and assistance with presentation. Programme called 'No Fish Today' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Using knowledge and research on the Great War at sea, I was asked by Estuary TV to assist in a community based programme they were making on the role of Fishermen working as minesweepers on requisitioned trawlers during the conflict. I provided background research and made a substantial contribution to the programme as a 'talking head'. The programme was first shown in autumn 2016 and has been screened on Estuary TV almost every week since that date. It is also available on YouTube. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJGhVeVT_J0 |
| Description | Beyond Remembrance: Teaching the First World War |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a workshop for school teachers aimed at helping explore different dimensions of the Great War and how these might be taught to school pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.museumsassociation.org/download?id=1126499 |
| Description | Beyond Remembrance: Teaching the First World War |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teacher training conference at Hull Guildhall |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.museumsassociation.org/download?id=1126499 |
| Description | Centenary of Zeppelin Raids on Hull (BBC Broadcast) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Inclusion in broadcast, and associated website, for BBC Humber story on the anniversary of the First World War |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-32917351 |
| Description | Dr Robb Robinson and Dr Nick Evans working as academic advisers for BBC World War One at Home national project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Robb Robinson and Dr Nick Evans worked primarily with BBC Radio Lincoln and Radio Humberside and Look North (East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire) to research and advise on more than 20 multiplatform World War One stories and features. Dr Robb Robinson also provided further support and academic guidance to Look North (Yorkshire) and BBC Radio York, BBC Radio Newcastle and BBC Radio Cornwall on aspects of the littoral war at sea, appearing in TV and Radio features on the Scarborough Bombardment and the Littoral War. The stories went out to a wide range of TV and radio audiences. Dr Robb Robinson also worked with the BBC Yorkshire Inside Out team on a programme about Fishermen at War and this was shown both in the region and also screened nationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nhwgx |
| Description | Homefront life: minesweeping and anti-alien sentiment (learning resource) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Film recorded by Heritage Learning (Hull) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.mylearning.org/resources/war-stories-hull-minesweeping-anti-german-feeling |
| Description | Public Lecture at the University of St Andrews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Welcome to the BRITISH HOME FRONT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. This series was recorded at the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS in June 2018 to accompany a conference marking the contribution by the peoples of the British Isles to the national war effort. In this podcast, DR ROBB ROBINSON, Honorary Research Fellow, Maritime Historical Studies Centre, UNIVERSITY OF HULL, talks about the fishing industry during the First World War. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsi9QRORcKA |
| Description | Remember Me Conference presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Conference Paper at the international conference 'Remember Me: The Changing Face of Memorialisation in the UK'. Paper on remembrance of the First World War |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://remembermeproject.wordpress.com/events/ |
| Description | Remembrance of Jewish participants in World War one (BBC Broadcast) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for Yorkshire Post story on Jews involved in World War One |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/our-yorkshire/heritage/world-war-one/homefront/remembering-jewish-so... |
| Description | Trawling through Time - HLF funded project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Robb Robinson gave two public presentations on the history of Cook, Welton and Gemmell as part of the Beverley Treasure House Trawling Through Time HLF project and a further presentation on the SS Great Britain in May is also scheduled. Here is link: https://trawlingthroughtime.org/whats-on/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://trawlingthroughtime.org/whats-on/ |
| Description | When War Hit Home BBC and Hull Museums Exhibition and Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Robb Robinson, Dr Nick Evans and Dr Rosemary Wall, all of Hull University, gave public lectures at a launch event for a BBC/Hull Museums Exhibition entitled When War Hit Home: Hull and the First World War |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://beyondthetrenches.co.uk/when-war-hit-home-hull-and-the-first-world-war/ |
| Description | World War One at Home Roadshow at Great Yorkshire Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a series of talks and question and answer sessions at the BBC World War One at Home Roadshow which was part Great Yorkshire Show. These talks and sessions allowed me to showcase the material we had research for the BBC World War One at Home Roadshow. Official BBC figures recorded over 28,000 people passed through the three day roadshow and people were drawn not only from Yorkshire but from across the country. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/worldwaroneathometour/ |
| Description | World War One at Home Roadshow, Skegness |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Part of BBC World War One at Home Roadshow - Dr Robb Robinson and Dr Nick Evans involved in presentations and question and answer sessions. Footfall of over 2000 recorded during one day session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/worldwaroneathometour/ |