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Listen to some sample tracks which have been produced by our oral history
project ‘Talking History’ Click on the links below and listen to some of our recent recordings. The
tracks will open in Windows Media Player, which is a very common piece of
software that is normally included with the Windows operating system. You
will also need to have the facility to play audio on your PC, which will
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West Bromwich Voices (1940s—1950s) 12 local people from West Bromiwch talking about their memories of the
1940s and 1950s King Edward’s Five Ways School An interview with two retired teachers from a well-known Birmingham
grammar school—Mr E Osmend and Mr C
Spencer Interview with George Reeve George Reeve was born in 1910 and grew up in Edgbaston. He retired from
his job as a bank manager over 30 years ago and now lives near the Malvern
hills Coventry Enterprise Club An interview with Len and Peggy Tasker and Barbara Gibbs about the
history of the Coventry Enterprise Club for Disabled People Alice’s Adventures at Birmingham Art Gallery Listen to the adventures of 4 year old Alice Millington as she goes on a
day out to Birmingham Art Gallery with dad, Pete Birmingham St Patrick’s Day Parade 2007 Pete Millington interviews Carl Chinn on the St Patrick’s Day Parade 2007
Sounds of Brum A new archive of the sounds of Birmingham starts with the chants of the
crowd at Villa Park and a walk around Birmingham’s outdoor market at Bullring If you would like your memories or those of a loved one recorded onto
audio CD or your group would like to run an oral history project—why not
contact us for a chat about your ideas? Send an email to Talking History using the link below and we’ll give you
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