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1980's, 1981, BBC, Brit-Pop, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Radio Sessions, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Vocal Groups

Fun Boy Three – In Session – 1983 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Fun Boy Three – In Session – BBC – 1983 – BBC 6 Music Tonight it’s one of the rare sessions by a short-lived, but very memorable group, Fun Boy Three.…

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March 1, 2014

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Asking Moscow For Help In 1968 – Soviet Takeover Comes To Prague – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Net Alert Bulletin – Czech Crisis – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the latest news regarding the Ukraine, the situation in Crimea and reports of…

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March 1, 2014

1990s, BBC, Indie, London, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Psychedelia, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, World Stage

The Charlatans – In Concert 1990 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Charlatans in concert – 1990 – BBC 6 Music Tonight it’s one of the bands that renewed my faith in music. The Charlatans (or Charlatans UK, if you were getting…

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February 28, 2014

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Oh, Those Kids . . . . – February 28, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 28, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1997 (also a Friday) had much to do with the subject of Teen…

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February 28, 2014

1980's, 1981, BBC, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Radio, Radio Sessions, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings

New Order – In Session – 1981 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – New Order – In Session for John Peel – May 14, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 Influential 80s tonight. New Order, rising up from the ashes of Joy Division, following the…

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February 27, 2014

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The World According To 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Youth Wants To Know – Guest: Eric Johnstone – February 23, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Maybe it’s always been that way – gripped by upheaval – seized by fear…

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February 27, 2014

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Lene Lovich – In Session – 1979 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Lene Lovich – in session for John Peel – December 12, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This one should test a few memory banks tonight. The…

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February 27, 2014

Classical Music, France, French Radio, Past Daily, Past Daily Mid-Week Concert, Radio, Radio Sessions, Uncategorized, World Stage

Alena Baeva With Valery Gergiev And The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra Play Music Of Shostakovich – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Cond. – Alena Baeva, Violin – Salle Pleyel – February 16, 2014 – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player – Mariinsky Theatre…

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February 26, 2014
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1980's, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Communist China, Communists, Congress, Corruption, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Iran, Middle East, Past Daily, Politics, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Week In History, World News

Human Rights And Human Frailties – February 26, 1989

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News On The Hour – February 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this February 26th in 1989 had much to do with President Bush’s tour of China.…

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February 26, 2014

1990s, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Israel, Middle East, Past Daily, Radio, Riots, Uncategorized, Violence, World News

Incident At Hebron – February 25, 1994

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 25, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another day in history where the cautious, fragile nature of things is upset by one senseless act. In…

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February 25, 2014

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