Social media
The National Archives on the web
To help increase access and to share our records and resources with as great a number of people as possible we currently have profiles on the following social networks. If you use these, please join us!
Archives Media Player
Find, play and download all of The National Archives' audio and video podcasts. You can also add comments and star ratings to individual podcasts.
The National Archives' blog
Our blog features contributors from across The National Archives, posting about their work and the wider archives sector. Read the blog.
The National Archives' community
Share ideas and add to discussion topics by becoming a part of our community. Get involved now.
Delicious
We use Delicious to collect links to media and online pieces about our collection, especially file releases. Take a look at our tag bundles. Please note, the information will not show in some Internet Explorer browsers.
Join us on Facebook.
facebook.com/TheNationalArchives
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Flickr
You can browse through images from our collection in our photostream: flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives. You can also add photos of the records, museum, building and grounds in The National Archives' visitor group: flickr.com/groups/nationalarchives
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Historypin
Explore images from our collection geographically on Historypin (requires Internet Explorer 8 or above).
Live chat
At 11:00-15:00, on Tuesday to Friday, we provide a live chat service. Live chat is an instant messenging service where you can chat online to our record specialists about your research or records-related queries.
Live chat requires cookies. Find out more.
Follow us @UkNatArchives
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You can also follow @ukwarcabinet for real-time tweeting from the Second World War.
YouTube
Watch short videos highlighting interesting stories from the collection, new file releases and archival footage.
Read our YouTube account policy (PDF, 0.02Mb)
Freedom of Information
We would prefer to receive Freedom of Information requests and data protection requests via our online contact form, or by email or letter, in order to assist us in giving them a full response. However, we note the Information Commissioner's Office guidance on the validity of social media as a channel for receiving such requests and will handle them in accordance with that guidance.
Disclaimer
These links direct you to external websites. The National Archives is not responsible for and does not endorse the opinions, products or services on these websites. Please remember that any personal information you provide on social media networks will be subject to the individual sites' privacy statements. Always check how this information could be used as this is outside your own and The National Archives' control. We will never ask for any personal information from you on these sites.
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