| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/18/1 |
| Title | Sound recording of radio programme 'Regional Extra' with feature on travellers and permanent residents of Woolerton, Nottinghamshire |
| Level | File |
| Date | 17 June 1966 |
| Description | Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.28 Description of track: Brief interview with 'Father of the Year' as voted Tie Manufacturers Association on radio
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 3.15 Description of track: Radio programme 'Regional Extra' second edition presented by St John Howell re accidents on fairgrounds
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.09 Description of track: Radio programme 'Regional Extra' continued re the picking of fresh raspberries in the countryside Harry [Sewn] by hand and commercially
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 4.35 Description of track: Radio programme 'Regional Extra' continued discusses 'gypsies' in the context of a recent government survey revealing that 15,000 'gypsies' in England and Wales and few live on proper camp sites parking on vacant land; Tony Church reports from Woolerton, Nottinghamshire and interviews permanent residents and their views concerning the 'gypsies' and views of the 'gypsies' themselves; 'gypsy' singing
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 13.40 Description of track: Beginning of radio programme reviewing the daily papers [c12 mins silence]
Total duration: (min/sec): 24.07 |
| Related Material | See CD recording of the eighth radio ballad 'The Travelling People' originally transmitted on the BBC Home Service in April 1964. Accompanying written production documentation on the radio ballad is at MS 4000/2/97. For West Midlands Gypsy Liaison Group (WMGLG) written material see MS 4000/1/8/19 |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF220 T094 2274
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Two Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 01/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |