King George VI – Christmas Day Message – Dec. 25, 1943 – BBC Home Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – King George VI, in an address to the people of the Commonwealth and the allies, on Christmas Day 1943. In a tradition which began in 1932, the King of
– BBC World Service – Newshour – November 23, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As America was knee-deep in Hanging Chads and the controversy surrounding the Presidential election and the vote count, news outlets throughout the rest of the world on this day were weighing in on it
– Sportique – In Session for John Peel – June 10, 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – If the name Sportique doesn’t ring any bells right away, don’t worry – part of the experimental/underground Indie scene since the late 1970s, Sportique evolved out of several other Indie bands active at
– The Story Of Psychedelia – BBC 6 Music – 2004 – BBC Radio – A little over 10 years ago BBC6 Music (one of the mainstays for anyone even remotely interested in music), as part of their ongoing series of informative and in-depth documentaries, ran this 4-part special; The
– BBC World Service – World Briefing – October 29, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The good news for this October 29th, 15 years ago, was word from The World Health Organization that the Polio Virus had been eradicated from the entire Western Pacific region. The virus, responsible
– Eric Clapton – In Concert from Belfast 2004 – BBC 6 Music – Legends of another kind today. Earlier we had legends from the world of Classical Music – so tonight it’s a nod to a legend of Rock; Eric Clapton. From a concert recorded in Belfast in 2004,
– Man – live at Reading Festival 1983 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC 6 Music rebroadcast – Not all that well known in the U.S., and initially more popular in Germany than even their native UK (the band are Welsh, by the way), Man were one of
– The Rolling Stones – In session At The BBC – August 20, 1965 – BBC Radio 1 – From a documentary about Rock at the BBC in the 60s comes this session from the Rolling Stones. The last one they would record, on August 20, 1965. It featured their
– Caravan – Live On Top of The Pops – August 19, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the evolution of Psychedelia in the late 1960s turned its head towards Progressive Rock, bands like Caravan stood out as leading the way into this new,
– Jimi Hendrix Experience – John Peel Program – BBC Radio 1 – December 15, 1967 – BBC Radio 1 – I originally posted this several years ago, but it’s no longer available, and a reader asked if I still had it, so I thought I would re-post it
