Web of Stories

Web of Stories is an online archive of life stories from some of the most influential people of our time. It is especially useful for the history of science, but also includes stories from the arts, social sciences and politics.

In Bernard Lovell’s interview he looks back at his life, from his childhood in rural Gloucestershire to the space race and the pioneering radio astronomy at Jodrell Bank. A comprehensive telling of the Jodrell Bank story in the words of its founder.

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Other archives and collections

Watch The Inquisitive Giant (1957), held by BFI Player

Bernard Lovell's diaries and interviews, held by The Imperial War Museum

William Young’s photos of Jodrell Bank, 1958-1961