Premier Paul Reynaud – address to the world – Radio Paris, via Shortwave – June 16, 1940 On June 16, 1940, Prime Minister Paul Reynaud addressed the world with ominous words and an uncertain future. “Frenchmen, having been called upon by the President of the Republic, I today assume the
– June 19, 1968 – Coretta Scott King – Solidarity Day Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 1968 saw no end of turmoil and upheaval in the world. In the first six months alone there was the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.
– Lalo: Piano Concerto – Reine Gianoli, Piano – ORTF Phil. Pierre-Michel LeConte – ORTF Broadcast 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another slice of history this weekend – a legendary pianist playing a seldom-performed work. The celebrated and enthusiastically embraced cult figure Reine Gianoli performs in this broadcast
– Joseph W. Beach Lecture – Representing Evil In Modern Fiction – March 23, 1948 – WILL-AM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Many things to consider in the course of this lecture. It’s delivered by Joseph W. Beach, himself a novelist as well as poet, educator and critic. The
– Charles Mingus Quintet – Live At Jazz Workshop, Boston – WBCN-FM – January 23, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Charles Mingus this weekend. Recorded live at Jazz Workshop in Boston and broadcast over WBCN-FM. With his quintet featuring Don Pullen, piano – Joe Gardner, trumpet – John
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and have a listen to the first Peel session from National Health, on February 17, 1976.
– KFWB – The Elliot Field Frolic – January 29, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You’re screwed. You have the attention span of dandruff. Nothing fits. You stopped riding your bike places. You look at yourself in the mirror and gag. You swear your nose is getting bigger.
Thin Lizzy – live at Regal Theatre, Hitchen, UK – January 6, 1983 – BBC In Concert series – BBC Radio Thin Lizzy to end the week on a loud note. Recorded for the BBC In Concert at the Regal Theatre in on January 26, 1983. This was the last
– Daniel Ellsberg – Interview from The Today Show – July 2, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors Note: Hearing the news today of the death of Daniel Ellsberg at the age of 92, it occurred to me that he is probably not the well-known name he
BBC World Service – Newsdesk – June 16, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As it was in the world, this June 16, 1971. Northern Ireland led off the news with reports that Ministers had been spelling out orders under which British Troops could open fire. There were sharp
