British Diplomatic Oral History Programme

The British Diplomatic Oral History Programme records the recollections of former diplomats. Through these oral histories, which are conserved at the Churchill Archives Centre, the Programme aims to go behind the official documents to explore how diplomats experienced significant events as well as providing valuable insights into the daily workings of diplomacy. Highlighted here are the transcripts of oral history recordings with former diplomats.
Transcript of interview: Sir Francis Richards
Reference Code:
DOHP 149
Date:
2016 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Frank Roberts
Reference Code:
DOHP 14
Date:
1996 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Franklin Berman
Reference Code:
DOHP 171
Date:
2018 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Geoffrey Adams
Reference Code:
DOHP 228
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Graham Fry
Reference Code:
DOHP 151
Date:
2016 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Harold Smedley
Reference Code:
DOHP 23
Date:
1997 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Harold Walker
Reference Code:
DOHP 16
Date:
1996 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Hayden Phillips
Reference Code:
DOHP 132
Date:
2011 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Hilary Synnott
Reference Code:
DOHP 114
Date:
2008 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Horace Phillips
Reference Code:
DOHP 20
Date:
1997 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Hugh Cortazzi
Reference Code:
DOHP 142
Date:
2014 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Ivor Roberts
Reference Code:
DOHP 108
Date:
2007 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir James Craig
Reference Code:
DOHP 141
Date:
2013 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir James Hennessy
Reference Code:
DOHP 174
Date:
2018 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir James Mellon
Reference Code:
DOHP 73
Date:
2003 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Jeremy Greenstock
Reference Code:
DOHP 99
Date:
2004 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Birch
Reference Code:
DOHP 87
Date:
2004 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Boyd
Reference Code:
DOHP 60
Date:
1999-2005 (creation)
Description:
Includes an edited version of the Anniversary lecture by Sir John Boyd on China and Japan delivered at the Annual General Meeting of The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, June 2005.
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Fretwell
Reference Code:
DOHP 4
Date:
1996 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Goulden
Reference Code:
DOHP 183
Date:
2019 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Graham
Reference Code:
DOHP 147
Date:
2016 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Grant
Reference Code:
DOHP 209
Date:
2021 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Gray
Reference Code:
DOHP 76
Date:
2001 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Holmes
Reference Code:
DOHP 175
Date:
2018 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Killick
Reference Code:
DOHP 69
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme