Talk: Honest History? North Devon’s writers for Mass Observation, 1937 to 1945

Honest History? North Devon’s writers for Mass Observation, 1937-1945
A talk by Dr Todd Gray

Saturday 3 October 2026, 2.00-3.30pm
FREE | Places limited – booking required

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North Devon writers contributed fascinating accounts of their wartime lives for Mass Observation, that 1930s project in which the British recorded everyday life. In this lecture Dr Gray will explore the inner thoughts of a generation who lived through one of the most critical periods in British history.

About the speaker

Dr Todd Gray is Honorary Research Fellow at Exeter University and the author of a wide range of books on the history of Devon, including Devon’s Home Front Writers, 1937-1945, published in 2025 and available to purchase from the Museum shop.

This talk is part of the Museum’s exhibition, North Devon’s Home Front Writers, 1937-1945. For more details about the exhibition, visit our exhibitions page.

Images courtesy of Dr Todd Gray