The untold story of the birth of World Wide Web: putting the record straight
CERN scientist Dr Elsie ‘Peggie’ Rimmer on the history of the World Wide Web. A story that has remained untold until now. read more
Tag Archives: British Library
Recording of the week: Screaming Lord Sutch talks Cyprus, Tony Blair and an open top dome
This week’s selection comes from George Brierley, Audio Project Cataloguer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. If current world politics are getting you down, this recording provides a fun and fascinating glimpse into the quirky world of UK politics and … read more
Piloting a national radio archive
The new content strategy from the British Library, Enabling Access for Everyone, includes a section on COVID-19, showing how different collecting sections of the Library have responded to the pandemic. Listed among what we have collected are radio broa… read more
Recording of the week: Baffies on St Andrew’s Day
This week’s selection comes from Harriet Roden, Digital Learning Content Developer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. The British Library’s Sound Archive plays host to an extensive collection of recordings of English accents and dialects. They’re a grea… read more
Recording of the Week: A chance encounter
This week’s selection comes from Sarah Coggrave, Rights Clearance Officer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. In 1978, Roger Waldron was staying at an elephant camp in Chitwan, Nepal. One night, two musicians emerged from the darkness and began to play. … read more