Century Speaks, The

Synopsis

In July 1998, producers at 40 local and regional BBC radio stations began interviewing 6,000 people from all backgrounds, ranging in age from 4 to 107. The aim was to capture the experience of the last century through the voices of ordinary people. 640 half-hour programmes were broadcast on local radio stations across the UK, and the interviews are now deposited in the National Sound Archives in the British Library, and are known as the ‘Millennium memory bank’. The material was also edited into 8 30-minute programmes, linked by Corin Redgrave, and broadcast on Radio 4. Each programme covers a different theme: where we live; house and home; living together; childhood; playtime; getting older; crime and the law; what’s next?

Series

BBC Radio Collection, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio; Audiocassette. 220 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £9.99 (+p&p)

Notes

The full archive is available online at www/bbc.co.uk/history/community/oral/index/shtml

Subjects

History

Keywords

history of the 20th century; oral history; social history

Production Company

Name

BBC Local Radio

Distributor

Name

BBC Radio Collection, c/o Choices UK, 19-24 Manasty Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6UP, tel 01733 236800, fax 01733 230618, www.choicesdirect.co.uk

Email

enquiries@choicesuk.com

Web

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Phone

01733 236800

Fax

01733 230618

Address

c/o Choices UK
19-24 Manasty Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
PE2 6UP

 

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