King George V opening the British Empire Exhibition

Item

Edited Title

King George V opening the British Empire Exhibition

Archivist's Original Title

King George V opening the British Empire Exhibition

Original description

A recording of King George V opening the British Empire Exhibition, with a collector's note indicating it was recorded acoustically by an amateur. The performance includes speeches and actualities, but the sound quality is poor, with audible audience noise at times.

Transcription

[...] satisfaction to come here today with the Queen for the purpose of opening the British Empire Exhibition. Our heartiest congratulations are due to the board of management, to the executive council, and to all who have worked with and under them for the marvelous organisation and industry which has produced this triumphant result. I am well aware of the numerous adverse circumstances, including the exceptionally unfavourable weather, which have been faced. These were successfully overcome by arduous labours carried out with resolution and goodwill. Many, who like the Queen and myself, have seen the works of the earlier stages can appreciate to the utmost the skill [?] and toil which has translated the magnificent conception into this splendid reality that now stands before us.

Time duration

0:07:49

MetadataURL

http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=search&ct=search&initialSearch=true&mode=Basic&tab=local_tab&indx=1&dum=true&srt=rank&vid=BLVU1&frbg=&tb=t&vl%28freeText0%29=C1608%2F4+S2+C1+&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&vl%282084770704UI0%29=any&vl%282084770704UI0%29=title&vl%282084770704UI0%29=any

Recording date of the original material

1924-05-01

Country Name

United Kingdom

Recording place

United Kingdom

Resource Language

English

Performer/Speaker

King George V

Tags, Keywords

King George V
British Empire Exhibition
Wembley
London
England
UK
John Bird Collection
Field recording

Recording context

Radio Programme

Name of original Collection

John Bird Collection

Collection source citation

BBC: John Bird Collection

Holding Institution of Original Materials

British Library

Licensing Institution

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Accessing Institutions

British Library

Copyright Information

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Physical format

Magnetic tape 9.5 cm/s

Original item number

C1608/4 S2 C1

SEAH Identifier

BBC00042

Broadcast Topic

Culture

Description

Collector's note: 'recorded acoustically by an amateur'. Performance notes: Audience noise audible at times. Speeches, Actualities. 1 tape reel 18 cm 9.5 cm/sec; TeleTape Poor sound quality: muffled throughout. Audience noise audible at times.

encodingFormat

Yes 00:00:06-00:07:55

Item sets

Sound Archive of BBC South East Asian Broadcasts

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