Welcome to
Sticks Research Agency
Media Services

We are a London based company offering specialist archive research services to all areas of the media.

Through a combination of academic expertise and media experience we are in a unique position to help journalists, programme and filmmakers realise the full potential of their projects. Not only are we able to find the correct primary documentation to lend credibility to your argument, but we are also able to assess which sources will be most effectively conveyed in your particular medium.

One of the greatest obstacles facing researchers is being aware of the amount of material that is available to them. Archive institutions offer a wealth of information but their vast catalogues are notoriously difficult to navigate. The National Archives for example holds nearly 10 million documents, this can be a daunting prospect when you may be searching for only one or two.

Our specialist archive researchers are adept at locating the documents that our clients need quickly and efficiently and through experience are able to link their findings to other relevant material. As media researchers are rarely archivists, commissioning specialist research at the beginning of a project means a more effective use of time and money.

As well as research services we also offer seminars on how to use archives. For more information about our training courses, please click here.

To commission research, please click here.

Sticks Media Services include - history research, specialist archive research, genealogy (family history research), house history research, military research, television research, research at The National Archives TNA, Family Records Centre, British Library, London Metropolitan Archives and institutions throughout the UK, expert on-screen advice from Dr Nick Barratt