ABC World News This Morning – April 26. 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Report from The Falklands scored one victory for Britain so far. British troops landed on South Georgia, taking the island and around 200 Argentine troops as prisoner. It would be the first of what would
The National – live at BBC 6 Music Festival 2014 – BBC 6 Music The National in concert this week, recorded live at the BBC 6 Music Festival April 1, 2014. Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf, The National released their self-titled debut album, The
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London Forum – Responsibility Of The Press – November 20, 1950 – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Long before the days of Social Media, Citizen Journalists, Blogs and chat rooms we had a society of people collectively known at The Fourth Estate. They were revered, respected and
CBS World News Roundup – April 24, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the focus was on the tiny scattering of islands in the South Atlantic known as The Falklands (or Malvinas, if you were in Argentina), negotiations for a peaceful settlement were ramping up to a fevered
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Marc Blitzstein and Samuel Barlow – Music And The Theatre – WNYC Concert Orchestra – Macklin Marrow, conductor – February 20, 1941 American music of the WPA period this weekend. Music for the Theatre as represented by composers Samuel Barlow and Marc Blitzstein, and performed by Marc Blitzstein at the
Katherine Anne Porter – Lecture: Taste Of The Age – March 4, 1954 – University Of Illinois – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Katherine Anne Porter (1890 – 1980) was an American short story writer, novelist, and journalist, best known for her dark short stories about betrayal and death. She
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to an excellent concert from Munich, recorded by Bavarian Radio in 1950.
