MJ Herbert
@mjherbert.bsky.social
Socialist Historian. My work includes books on the history of radical women in C19th and 20th. Watching Doctor Who since 1963 and currently working on a biography of Avengers and Doctor Who writer Malcolm Hulke. Gender critical. Pronouns? Of course not!
Hard to spot any difference between Labour's shameful announcement yesterday and the National Front policy in 1970s of "End immigration and start repatriation"
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Hard to spot any difference between Labour's shameful announcement yesterday and the National Front policy in 1970s of "End immigration and start repatriation"
In my biography of the television scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work on The Avengers including "Intercrime" (January 1963) www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In my biography of the television scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work on The Avengers including "Intercrime" (January 1963) www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
Today I am remembering my two grandfathers, Stanley Smthe and Stanley Herbert, both from Ipswich, who served, came back and never spoke of their experiences in the First World War
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Today I am remembering my two grandfathers, Stanley Smthe and Stanley Herbert, both from Ipswich, who served, came back and never spoke of their experiences in the First World War
In my biography of the tv scriptwriter Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work with Eric Paice on the children's science fiction series "Pathfinders In Space" in early 1960s www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
In my biography of the tv scriptwriter Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work with Eric Paice on the children's science fiction series "Pathfinders In Space" in early 1960s www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
Looks like the Tories have lost the mime-artist vote..
October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Looks like the Tories have lost the mime-artist vote..
Starting this Sunday I will be teaching an online course "Radical Women ; 1918 to 1978" including equality campaigns, the General Strike, women marching v unemployment, anti-fascism, WW2 and Women's Liberation. redflagwalks.wordpress.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Starting this Sunday I will be teaching an online course "Radical Women ; 1918 to 1978" including equality campaigns, the General Strike, women marching v unemployment, anti-fascism, WW2 and Women's Liberation. redflagwalks.wordpress.com
Mary Quaile Club event in Manchester on 18 October, 2pm. Socialist feminist Sheila Rowbotham will speak about her memoir of the 1980s "Reasons to Rebel": Rose Hunter will speak about the North Staffs Miners' Wives Action Group. Free. More details maryquaileclub.wordpress.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Mary Quaile Club event in Manchester on 18 October, 2pm. Socialist feminist Sheila Rowbotham will speak about her memoir of the 1980s "Reasons to Rebel": Rose Hunter will speak about the North Staffs Miners' Wives Action Group. Free. More details maryquaileclub.wordpress.com
Starting on 5 October I will be teaching an 8 week online course via Zoom on "Radical Women, 1918-1978" including topics such as the General Strike, anti-fascism, NUWM, Spanish Civil War, equal pay and Women's Liberation. Full details here: redflagwalks.wordpress.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Starting on 5 October I will be teaching an 8 week online course via Zoom on "Radical Women, 1918-1978" including topics such as the General Strike, anti-fascism, NUWM, Spanish Civil War, equal pay and Women's Liberation. Full details here: redflagwalks.wordpress.com
In my biography of the television scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work for the ATV series Armchair Theatre www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In my biography of the television scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work for the ATV series Armchair Theatre www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
In my biography of the scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke (1924-1979) "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his first tv play "This Day in Fear", co-written with Eric Paice, starring Patrick McGoohan and Billie Whitelaw www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
September 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
In my biography of the scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke (1924-1979) "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his first tv play "This Day in Fear", co-written with Eric Paice, starring Patrick McGoohan and Billie Whitelaw www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
Currently working on "I must take on all comers" a biography of the Manchester boxer and Communist , Len Johnson (1902 to 1974)
September 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Currently working on "I must take on all comers" a biography of the Manchester boxer and Communist , Len Johnson (1902 to 1974)
Mary Quaile Club event: 18 October 2pm, Manchester. Sheila Rowbotham will discuss her memoir of the 1980s "Reasons To Rebel", Rose Hunter will discuss 40 years of the North Staffs Miners' Wives Action Group. Early booking advised. More information: maryquaileclub.wordpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Mary Quaile Club event: 18 October 2pm, Manchester. Sheila Rowbotham will discuss her memoir of the 1980s "Reasons To Rebel", Rose Hunter will discuss 40 years of the North Staffs Miners' Wives Action Group. Early booking advised. More information: maryquaileclub.wordpress.com
This autumn I will be teaching an online course, using Zoom, on "Radical women, 1918 to 1978." More information here: redflagwalks.wordpress.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This autumn I will be teaching an online course, using Zoom, on "Radical women, 1918 to 1978." More information here: redflagwalks.wordpress.com
from Mosley's blackshirts to Farage's Reform ...little difference...
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
from Mosley's blackshirts to Farage's Reform ...little difference...
In October I will begin teaching an 8 week online course on "Radical Women, 1918 to 1978". More information on the course content here: redflagwalks.wordpress.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
In October I will begin teaching an 8 week online course on "Radical Women, 1918 to 1978". More information on the course content here: redflagwalks.wordpress.com
This autumn I will be teaching an 8 week online course using Zoom on "Radical Women 1918 to 1978" . More information here redflagwalks.wordpress.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This autumn I will be teaching an 8 week online course using Zoom on "Radical Women 1918 to 1978" . More information here redflagwalks.wordpress.com
Currently working on a biography of Manchester boxer and Communist , Len Johnson (1902-1974)
August 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Currently working on a biography of Manchester boxer and Communist , Len Johnson (1902-1974)
just ordered the CD of The Who live at the Oval, 18/9/ 1971 which, aged 16, I was at with my brother and friends. 📷
August 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
just ordered the CD of The Who live at the Oval, 18/9/ 1971 which, aged 16, I was at with my brother and friends. 📷
in my biography of Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "things are not always what they seem" I discuss his Doctor Who novels for Target. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
August 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
in my biography of Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "things are not always what they seem" I discuss his Doctor Who novels for Target. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
Currently working on a biography of Len Johnson , the Manchester boxer and communist , denied a chance of fighting for British titles because he was not white
August 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Currently working on a biography of Len Johnson , the Manchester boxer and communist , denied a chance of fighting for British titles because he was not white
Report in Daily Worker in December 1952 about an anti-racist meeting in Moss Side at which Len Johnson spoke
August 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Report in Daily Worker in December 1952 about an anti-racist meeting in Moss Side at which Len Johnson spoke
article by Len Johnson, member of the Communist party, in the Daily Worker October 1949. Born in manchester, Len was a former middle weightboxer who was not allowed to fight for british titles because he was mixed race, his father Billy Johnson coming to England from Africa.
August 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
article by Len Johnson, member of the Communist party, in the Daily Worker October 1949. Born in manchester, Len was a former middle weightboxer who was not allowed to fight for british titles because he was mixed race, his father Billy Johnson coming to England from Africa.