Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/29/1/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Datec. 1962
DescriptionSection of 'On the Edge' followed by section of programme about sonic bangs, followed by a section of a programme of Christian religious music. In turn this is followed by two songs about mining communities in Durham by Johnny Handle, then another section of 'On the Edge'.

Tracks 1 - 4: Mix of music and clips of speech from the 'On the Edge' programme.
Track 5: Silence, 2.51 mins
Track 6: Section of bagpipe song, 0.15 mins
Track 7: Test tone and silence, 0.38 mins
Track 8 - 10: Discussions of sonic bangs and noise pollution, including opinions of the aviation minister Roy Jenkins and Sir Rupert Speer, MP for Hexham.
Track 11: Silence, 0.15 mins
Track 12 - 32: Programme about the history of Christian religious music and its development over time. The presenter gives his opinion on the merits of music produced in different contexts from jazz influenced pieces to hymns in English and French, and performances of songs by Hagen, Geoffrey Beaumont and Benjamin Britten among others.
Track 33: Silence, 0.30 mins
Track 34: Song, 'Durham Big Meeting Day', by Johnny Handle a Northumbrian musician, 3.08 mins
Track 35: Song, 'Farewell to Monty', by Johnny Handle, 1.35 mins
Track 36: Silence, 0.54 mins
Track 37: BBC Midland Home Service introduction to 'On the Edge' Radio Ballad, 0.13 mins.
Tracks 38 - 47: Original folk music and acapella sounds mixed in with young people speaking about their experiences of adolescence; their struggles, beliefs and opinions. The sound is abruptly lost in track 47.
Tracks 48 - 53: The Radio Ballad continues.

Total: 1.09.34 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA1of2 KF549C0344980
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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