Message to the Empire [Christmas Day message]

A recording of King George V delivering a Christmas message from Sandringham on 25/12/32. This is noted as the first Christmas broadcast, preceded by the first round-the-world link-up. The performance includes a recording of 'The first Nowell' at the beginning and 'God save the King' at the end, along with an introduction by the radio presenter. However, the sound quality is poor, with muffled audio throughout.
Edited Title
Message to the Empire [Christmas Day message]
Archivist's Original Title
Message to the Empire [Christmas Day message]
Original description
A recording of King George V delivering a Christmas message from Sandringham on 25/12/32. This is noted as the first Christmas broadcast, preceded by the first round-the-world link-up. The performance includes a recording of 'The first Nowell' at the beginning and 'God save the King' at the end, along with an introduction by the radio presenter. However, the sound quality is poor, with muffled audio throughout.
Time duration
0:07:00
MetadataURL
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Recording date of the original material
1932-12-25
Country Name
United Kingdom
Recording place
United Kingdom
Resource Language
English
Performer/Speaker
King George V
Tags, Keywords
Christmas
Empire
Norfolk
England
UK
George V
Great Britain
Speeches
John Bird Collection
tape
Sandringham House
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 C2
SEAH Identifier
BBC00043
Broadcast Topic
Culture
Description
Collector's note: 'King George V Christmas message from Sandringham, 25/12/32. The first Christmas broadcast, preceded by first round-the-world link-up'. Performance notes: Includes recording of 'The first Nowell' at the beginning and 'God save the King' at the end, as well as an introduction by the radio presenter. Speeches. 1 tape reel 18 cm 9.5 cm/sec; TeleTape. Poor sound quality: muffled throughout.
encodingFormat
Yes 00:08:03-00:15:04
Item sets
Sound Archive of BBC South East Asian Broadcasts

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