Election 1956 – American Forum – May 27, 1956 – NBC-Monitor – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Election 1956. Political parties battling for the hearts and minds of America – the beauty contest, the innuendo, the festival of mud tossed back and forth. Same as it ever was. There has
The Visitors – In Session for John Peel – February 25, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – The Visitors tonight – the Real ones. My apologies to everyone who found my page last night and discovered, not only the wrong Visitors (the Australian one), but featuring a photo of another
January 6, 1940 – BBC Home Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 6, 1940 – A day of aftermaths. Hot on the heels of the sudden departure of Secretary Of War Leslie Hoar-Belisha, official announcements were delivered to Parliament on this day by the Prime Minister
January 6, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 6, 2000. The big news was coming from Little Havana in Miami this day, where the political tug-of-war over Elian Gonzalez was heating up. Demonstrations were gathering momentum and protestors were getting more violent and
Congress And The CIA – National Town Meeting – November 30, 1974 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Central Intelligence Agency, long the shadowy figure in world affairs, it began in 1947 when President Truman signed The National Security Act into law. And since that time the
London Symphony, Bernard Haitink – Maria Joaõ Pires – In Concert from Salle Pleyel, Paris – June 18. 2011 – Radio France Musique Two familiar faces on the concert stage and recording studio this week, playing familiar pieces on opposite sides of the musical spectrum. The London Symphony, making a
January 4, 2007 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 4, 2007 – A historic day on Capitol Hill. For the first time in U.S. History, a Woman took the gavel as Speaker of The House. Nancy Pelosi, Representative from California, signaled a new era in
A Formal Sigh – in session for John Peel – September 5, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – A Formal Sigh tonight. I don’t think we’ll ever run out of bands who were criminally overlooked and shamefully underrated during their time together. A Formal Sigh is a case in point.
President Truman Press Conference – January 3, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Truman held a press conference, this January 3rd in 1952. True-to-form for most press conferences during his administration. Simple, direct; no frills. Just information and simple yes/no or “that’s my business” answers. During this press
Marine Research – in session for John Peel – April 18, 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Marine Research tonight. After running the 90s indie band Heavenly last night, a reader reminded me of the band which came after Heavenly. That was Marine Research. Following in the Indie/jangly footsteps of
