Scrapbook for 1924

A radio retrospective on the "gay twenties," written and compiled by Leslie Baily with music, news, comment, anecdotes, and readings from the theatre of the day. The program includes Garrison recalling BBC recording of the nightingale and cello, Hylton speaking about his Orchestra, and performing with a specially formed 1924-style orchestra. The focus is on the British Empire Show at Wembley Stadium. The format is 1 tape reel in mono, aired on BBC Home Service on 1955-03-04. The copy note suggests it may be copied from coarsegroove 33 rpm discs (BBC?).
Edited Title
Scrapbook for 1924
Archivist's Original Title
Scrapbook for 1924
Original description
A radio retrospective on the "gay twenties," written and compiled by Leslie Baily with music, news, comment, anecdotes, and readings from the theatre of the day. The program includes Garrison recalling BBC recording of the nightingale and cello, Hylton speaking about his Orchestra, and performing with a specially formed 1924-style orchestra. The focus is on the British Empire Show at Wembley Stadium. The format is 1 tape reel in mono, aired on BBC Home Service on 1955-03-04. The copy note suggests it may be copied from coarsegroove 33 rpm discs (BBC?).
Time duration
0:59:30
MetadataURL
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Recording date of the original material
1955-03-01
Country Name
United Kingdom
Recording place
United Kingdom
Resource Language
English
Performer/Speaker
Leslie Baily
Jack Hylton
Howard Carter
Freddie Grisewood
Beatrice Harrison
King George V
Tags, Keywords
Freddie Grisewood
Beatrice Harrison
Jack Hylton
Orchestra
Howard Carter
Great Britain History
British Empire Exhibition
Leslie Baily
Wembley Stadium
Stephen Williams Collection
BBC Home Service
Archivist Category
Spoken voice
Recording context
Radio Programme
Name of original Collection
Stephen Williams Collection
History of ownership
Gift
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 mono
Original item number
C704/116 C1 T11768
SEAH Identifier
BBC00044
Broadcast Topic
Culture
Description
Subjects: Great Britain - History - 1920-1929; British Empire Exhibition Radio retrospective on the "gay twenties, ' written and compiled by Leslie Baily with music, news, comment, anecdotes and readings from the theatre of the day. Included: Garrison recalls BBC recording of the nightingale and cello, and meeting King George V; Hylton speaks about his Orchestra and performs with specially formed 1924-style orchestra. Particular attention is given to the British Empire Show at Wembley Stadium Radio programmes, Documentaries. Format: 1 tape reel mono. BBC Home Service 1955-03-04 Copy note: appears to be copied from coarsegroove 33 rpm discs (BBC?)
encodingFormat
Yes
Item sets
Sound Archive of BBC South East Asian Broadcasts

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Beatrice Harrison
Freddie Grisewood
Howard Carter
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King George V
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