Eyewitness: The Voices of a Hundred Years of History from the Archives of the BBC

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wellington’s Funeral
spoken vocals:
Frederick Mead (magistrate) (on 1940-06-17)
Frederick Mead2:25
2Krakatoa Volcano
spoken vocals:
R.J. Dalby (seaman) (on 1937-03-05)
R.J. Dalby3:35
3Dreyfus Retrial
spoken vocals:
Sir Ian MacAlister (architect) (on 1938-04-01)
Sir Ian MacAlister3:25
4Siege of Mafeking
spoken vocals:
Sir Robert Baden-Powell (on 1937-10-05)
Sir Robert Baden-Powell4:05
5Siege of Mafeking
spoken vocals:
Ada Reeve (on 1955-05-04)
Ada Reeve2:27
6Coronation of George V
spoken vocals:
Vita Sackville-West (poet, novelist, and garden designer) (on 1937-05-11)
Vita Sackville-West4:00
7Sinking of Titanic
spoken vocals:
Charles Lightoller (seaman) (on 1936-11-01)
Charles Lightoller3:34
8Christmas Truce 1914
spoken vocals:
Frank Richards (infantryman) (in 1954-07)
Frank Richards3:17
9Sinking of Lusitania
spoken vocals:
Margaret Haig, the second Countess Rhondda (on 1950-10-15)
Margaret Haig, the second Countess Rhondda3:23
10Russian Revolution 1917
spoken vocals:
Morgan Philips Price (politician) (on 1942-10-29)
Morgan Philips Price2:58
11Armistice Day 1918
spoken vocals:
Major John Hay Beith (on 1933-11-11)
Ian Hay3:00
12Treaty of Versailles
spoken vocals:
George Allardice Riddell (on 1934-04-09)
George Allardice Riddell3:32
13Tutankhamun’s Tomb
spoken vocals:
Howard Carter (archaeologist) (on 1936-05-28)
Dr. Howard Carter2:32
14Tutankhamun’s Tomb
trumpet:
James Tappern (trumpeter) (in 1939)
recorded at:
Cairo Museum (Egyptian Museum) in Cairo, Al Qāhirah (Cairo Governorate), Egypt (in 1939)
James Tappern0:17
15Hindenburg Disaster
spoken vocals:
Herb Morrison (radio reporter) (on 1937-05-06)
Herb Morrison2:22
16Spanish Civil War
spoken vocals:
Richard Dimbleby (journalist) (on 1939-04-06)
Richard Dimbleby1:00
17Battle of Arnhem
spoken vocals:
Stanley Maxted (journalist, actor) (on 1944-09-20)
Stanley Maxted1:55
18Liberation of Belsen
spoken vocals:
Richard Dimbleby (journalist) (on 1945-04-19)
Richard Dimbleby4:56
19Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
spoken vocals:
Mrs. Junko Kline (on 1957-11-27)
Mrs. Junko Kline4:46
20Gandhi’s Assassination
spoken vocals:
Robert Stimson (on 1948-01-30)
Robert Stimson3:14
21The Korean War
spoken vocals:
James Cameron (journalist) (on 1950-10-18)
James Cameron4:36

Credits

Release

liner notes:Mark Jones (liner note writer)
Greg Neale (magazine editor)
illustration:Francisco de Goya (Spanish painter) (from 1812 until 1814)
copyrighted (©) by:BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 2000)
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 2000)
ASIN:UK: B017ZE11SI [info]