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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2019 3:06:08 GMT
Just wondering and not hopeful, but is there any chance that "We Also Serve" still exists?
BBC Home Service Basic, 8 March 1941 21.35
The story of the Home Guard from its inception to the present day
Written from material supplied by the Home Guard
Produced by Francis Dillon
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 14, 2019 23:40:22 GMT
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 14, 2019 23:45:18 GMT
A tape is in the British Library Sound Archive: cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/49/%20;%20charset=UTF-8then do a search using: "We Also Serve" Only one record: Dillon, Francis, 1899-1982 (producer) Broadcast title: We also serve SHELFMARK: T10484 Contributor: Dillon, Francis, 1899-1982 (producer) Genre: Radio programmes Recording date: 1941 Broadcast info: BBC Home Service 1941-04-24 Item note: The story of the Home Guard from its inception to the present day. Written from material supplied by the Home Guard and produced by Francis Dillon. Subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain - Home Guard Recording note: Dubbing of BBC Sound Archives tape MT 3070. Holdings RECORDING Copies Material Location T10484W C1 1 RECORDING Store ==== |
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 14, 2019 23:50:14 GMT
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 14, 2019 23:55:01 GMT
Really good to see it has survived. Thanks Stephen. Cool cover on that magazine too.
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RWels
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Post by RWels on Jan 14, 2019 23:55:41 GMT
Amazing, I would have put all my money on "NO", but there it is!
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 15, 2019 0:57:25 GMT
'Yes' or 'No' you ain't gonna ever hear it. That's what the dusty archives are for - removing all from the public domain. I mean really - what's the point of all of these multi-media archives if folks can never access anything? And the BL is one or the worst.
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jan 15, 2019 7:03:20 GMT
The British Library do have 90,000 of their recordings available online so it's not all locked away: sounds.bl.uk |
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Post by RWels on Jan 16, 2019 12:10:53 GMT
Perhaps we are starting to take it for granted that anything should be accessible, now that "everything" is digitized and streaming online. But for ages it never was like that at all! And this recording isn't going to draw large crowds. Let's not be too negative. At least we know where it is. And most places will budge for someone with a legitimate reason like Dave.
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jan 20, 2019 10:50:59 GMT
'Yes' or 'No' you ain't gonna ever hear it. That's what the dusty archives are for - removing all from the public domain. I mean really - what's the point of all of these multi-media archives if folks can never access anything? And the BL is one or the worst. As I understand it, everything listed in the British Library catalogue is available for the public to view or listen to as required. Isn't that the whole purpose of it being archived in the first place? To test this out, I emailed BL to request an appointment to listen to "We Also Serve". Within a few hours I received a lovely email telling me that no appointment is necessary. The programme I requested will be added to their "SoundServer Jukebox" shortly and I will get another email as soon as it is available. The "SoundServer Jukebox" is accessible to all visitors at their London (Euston Road) and Yorkshire (Boston Spa) Reading Rooms. It currently holds over 200,000 digital tracks of items stored in their archive. First time users will need to register for a free readers pass. As I'm just a few miles away from their London reading rooms I'll be popping up there to listen to this - and other - archive recordings soon... |
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