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- http://www.pebblemill.org/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Media Studies, Radio Studies, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, TV/Radio listings, Video Sources
This excellent resource documents the history of Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, from the building’s opening in 1971 to its demolition in 2005. The site features video interviews, stills and text about the history of the studios, with contributions from production staff, including directors, editors, producers, writers and camera operators. Amongst those interviewed are David Rudkin, who wrote the acclaimed Play for Today ‘Penda’s Fen’, who talks here about working with director Alan Clarke.
Searchable Transmission lists give a chronology of drama broadcast from BBC Pebble Mill between 1972-200. The listings include drama series Thirty Minute Theatre, Playhouse and Play for Today, listing transmission date, writer, producer and director. A slight caveat for users is that the material is presented in the form of a blog, so that entries are arranged chronologically, which can make searching difficult. The material is, however, broadly arranged in three categories: ‘Building’, ‘Television’ and ‘Radio’. The site was created by Vanessa Jackson, who worked at Pebble Mill from 1987 to 2004. She is currently (2014) Degree Leader in Television at Birmingham City University: the site is part of a research project to document programme making in the regions, and was been funded by Screen West Midlands. For copyright reasons no footage from the original BBC programmes is available on the site.
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- http://soundeffectspodcast.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
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- Media Studies, Music, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Series of podcasts created by a sound designer and musician who goes by the alias SFX Ninja. Each episode addresses the process involved in the recording of sound and the creation of sound effects, offering advice on, for example, on how to record bird sounds and create chirping sound effects. Other episodes address ‘historical’ sound effects, video games and kitchen noises: others look at the challenges involved in recording bathroom noises and insect sounds. The podcasts also make an effort to contextualise the process, and include information about the history of sound effects and recording technology, as well as addressing the mixture of technological and creative skill needed. The overall tone is chatty and anecdotal but backed up by real expertise. Each podcast includes free sound clips and effects to download.
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- https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Music, Nature, Physics, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This popular American radio programme about science and philosophy is aimed at an audience of general listeners and is characterised by its innovative sound design. Each podcast takes a broad theme, such as Parasites, Placebo or Games and takes an exploratory, associative approach to the subject, aiming to stimulate curiosity rather than reach a definitive conclusion about the chosen topic. Each show is divided into several parts, featuring interviews with experts and occasional ventures into audience participation and ‘thought experiments’. The programme’s host Jad Abumrad is a trained musician and his background as a composer is evident in the podcast’s approach to sound, where music, speech and effects overlap, forming an integral part of the programme’s experimental, freewheeling ethos.
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- http://www.radio.cz/en
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, History, Languages, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, TV/Radio listings
The official international broadcasting station of the Czech republic offers its programmes as podcasts in six different languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Czech and Russian. The station’s website features a wide range of content, covering current affairs, business, arts, culture, history and sport. The podcasts are available to be downloaded in mp3 format or can be streamed and archived material goes back as far as 2005. A typical example is this interview with head of the Czech National Film Archive, Michael Bregant, in which he explains how during the Communist era staff had to resort to subterfuge to hide and preserve valuable film materials from the authorities.
The podcasts are accompanied by summaries, full transcripts and illustrated with stills and photographs. The History section of the archive is particularly interesting with sections devoted to 1968, the communist era, World War II and Czech-German relations. There is also some interesting contextual material in the form of illustrated essays, including a history of Czech radio and a detailed look at the history of Radio Prague
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f6hbp/episodes/player
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- American Studies, Art, Current Affairs, Economics, Ethnology, Film Studies, Geography, History, Music, Politics and Government, Radio Studies, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums
Alistair Cooke’s first Letter from America - initially called American Letter - was broadcast by the BBC in March, 1946. It was to be the first of 2,869 such broadcasts, spanning 58 years, making it by far the longest-running talk programme of any radio station in the world. The 920 surviving recordings, broadcast between 1946 and 2004, are now online. The can be searched by date and by theme, the latter including such categories as US presidents, race, music & movies, history and so on.
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- https://sounds.bl.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Art, Current Affairs, Drama, Film Studies, History, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
50,000 selected sound recordings from the British Library’s sound archive, covering music, spoken word, wildlife and oral history. There is a vast range of material available here: the Arts, literature and performance page alone contains a wealth of diverse material from a series of talks at the ICA, which comprises over 800 discussions during the period 1982-1993 with contemporary writers, artists and filmmakers, to early spoken word recordings, the African Writers Club Collection and the Theatre Archive Project. Other sections cover Sound Recording History, Jazz and popular music and Accents and Dialects. Much of the material is freely available but some is for the use of Higher and Further Education institutions only.
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- http://www.creativeloop.org
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Business Studies, Education, Media Studies, Radio Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, Video Sources
Creative Loop is a partnership that bridges the gap between Scotland’s creative media industry and education, working work closely with the education sector across the country to further develop talent and skills, for learners, independent producers and key media industry bodies. Through training, seminars, festivals and online content, Creative Loop aims to connect media students with professional individuals and companies to ensure talent in Scotland is recognised and has the opportunity to develop and succeed in the industry. The site includes audio interviews and discussions and short video interviews.
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- http://www.infocobuild.com/index.html
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Education, Languages, Radio Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Distributors, Footage Sources, Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Video Sources
Infocobuild gathers together links to online resources that are educational and informative, such as audio/video lectures, documentary films, eBooks, and materials for learning languages, in order to facilitate individual and classroom learning.The website is a kind of directory service that allows anyone to submit a link and, after evaluation, posts it to be shared with others. The site consists of nine sections: Free Education (audio/video courses/lectures), News Media, Selected Videos (free streaming/podcasting sites), Radio Services (Internet radio stations offering art talk, music, sports news and talk, business news, local and world news), Learning Languages, Fun Brain Games, Free Software, Useful Websites, and Books and Films( films based on books, books related to films, and web documents related to the books or films).
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- Link
- https://backdoorbroadcasting.net/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Drama, Ethnology, History, Literature, Radio Studies, Social Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources
A mobile audio webcasting service that specialises in recording academic lectures, conferences, seminars, etc and re-broadcasting them online on-demand. The web archive offers content from hundreds of academics, including such luminaries as philosopher Slavoj Zizek, Shakespeare scholar Richard Wilson, historian Sue Vice, musician and activist Billy Bragg and writer Tariq Ali. The recordings are available for streaming or download and can be searched by speaker’s name, date, event or keyword. Many of the more recent contributions have become more than just audio podcasts and include PowerPoint presentations, video clips, handout downloads, and other additional features.
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- http://www.ubu.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Advertising, American Studies, Art, Classics, Dance, Design, Drama, Ethnology, Film Studies, Media Studies, Music, Radio Studies, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Distributors
This self-styled ‘Robin Hood of the avant-garde’ was established 15 years ago as an archive and distributor of art films and is now partially based in Mexico. The disclaimer tells us: ‘All materials are for non-commercial and / or educational use only.' There is some fascinating and rare work here as well as some genuine obscurities. Along with Tweets and podcasts, the site hosts dozens of films, shorts and features, ranging from early works by the likes of Brian de Palma and Joseph Cornell to more widely-known experimental filmmakers such as Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Steve McQueen. Part of the site is now devoted to electronic music and sound. The website is large and cleanly laid out though the lack of any guided search tools is unfortunate - the legal aspects behind the hosting of much of the content is at best questionable, but its intentions are seemingly honourable.
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