Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/52/4/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Daten.d [1967]
DescriptionTrack 1: silence 0.37 mins
Track 2: Mrs Gillette and an unidentified man discuss the myth of Lady Godiva and the wisdom or otherwise of debunking this legend. The man thinks that Coventry is just using the story, with no historical basis, to get tourists in but the woman thinks that folklore is important 2.12 mins
Tracks 3-4: another woman gives her version of the story of Lady Godiva, talks about the 'current fashion for topless dresses' and gives her opinion about the historical truth of the story
Track 5: another woman, possibly Carmen Stone, talks about the reason for people staying inside so that Lady Godiva was not embarrased about being naked and gives her opinion that more than one man would have looked at her. She talks about her understanding of the historical context of the story 3.02 mins
Track 6: newsreader gives the weather forecast 0.11 mins
Track 7: silence 0.12 mins
Track 8: a woman, possibly Carmen Stone, reads the title 'She Rode on a Horse Naked' 1.18 mins
Track 9: recording of a regional radio news report 1.46 mins
Track 10: recording setup 0.52 mins
Tracks 11-14: interviews recorded for the 'Landmarks' series about the education system in Harlow, the involvement of parents in their children's education, and overcrowding in primary and secondary schools. They talk about the lack of youth centres in the town, the attitude of the council education committee towards overcrowding, the difficulties for women to get nursery facilities for their children and the organisation of summer playschemes in Harlow.

Total: 27.27 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0263180
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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