Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway
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Edited Title
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway
Archivist's Original Title
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway
Original description
Lord Medway, also known as Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, was an assistant at the Sarawak Museum in the British colony of Borneo from 1956-1958. He conducted studies on the swiftlets of southeast Asia and their use of echo-location, which he presented in an illustrated talk on the topic. The talk also featured his own recordings made in the nesting caves of Borneo. This information was detailed in a Radio Times entry from December 29, 1960.
Time duration
0:14:10
Recording date of the original material
1960-12-29
Broadcast Date
1960-12-29
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Recording place
Resource Language
English
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Archivist Category
Radio Programme
Recording context
Radio Programme
Holding Institution of Original Materials
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Original item number
27SX8534
SEAH Identifier
BBC00106
Other Identifier
c208a934-44b5-7bfb-e040-a8c004093871
Broadcast Topic
Culture
Description
Birds that listen in the dark: an illustrated talk on echo-location in the swiftlets of Borneo.\r\n\nLord Medway was an assistant at the Sarawak Museum, Sarawak, a British colony on the north-west coast of Borneo, 1956-8. NTS:"Following the discovery of bat radar, it is now known that certain groups of birds use echo-location to find their way about in the dark. Lord Medway describes his studies of the swiftlets of south-east Asia and introduces his own recordings made in their nesting caves in Borneo". (Radio Times). OTN:TLO 33426 TXN/TDT:WEHS and HS 29-Dec-1960\rANT:None \rCON:GATHORNE-HARDY Gathorne (coll) \rGATHORNE-HARDY Gathorne (spkr) \r
LISC903671\n\n Rewind Asset ID: 6035f6e4748d8fc68c9329e5
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