Sophie Willan on Home

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All About Sound

The British Library

10 episodes

9 months ago

What does love sound like? Which phrases transport us home? What are the sounds that matter to you? From a chorus of seals recorded under arctic ice to speeches that have saved lives, settle in to explore the depths of the British Library sound collection, with author and poet Lemn Sissay and some very special wordsmiths. Together they will discover how language, voice and sound has shaped us, our world and our identities. Press play on a world of sound. Unlocking Our Sound Heritage is a UK-wide project, made possible by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, that will help save the nation’s sounds and open them up to everyone. A Pixiu production.

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Sophie Willan on Home

All About Sound

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3 years ago

Sophie Willan on Home

Which sounds transport you home? Lemn is joined by BAFTA award-winning writer, actor, comedian and creator of the BBC’s Alma’s Not Normal, Sophie Willan, to ask this question. Together, they listen to stand-out recordings from the British Library Sound Archive (see credits below) to investigate what home means to us. From Sophie’s thoughts on Lancashire phrases disappearing, to her memories of growing up in the care system, to a forgotten love of George Formby, the archive inspires a fascinating conversation. This episode includes historical interviews that express the language and opinions of people recorded at that time. Recordings in the episode in order of appearance: A selection of phrases from the British Library’s The Evolving English WordBank. This is a collection of words and phrases, contributed by visitors to the Library’s Evolving English exhibition in 2010/11 who were asked to submit a word or phrase they felt was somehow ‘special’ in their variety of English. 1 - Barmpot - someone who’s very silly (Glasgow) British Library shelfmark: C1442/1118 2 - Get the messages - to go shopping (Northern Ireland, County Down) British Library shelfmark: C1442/05498 3 - As wick as a flea - as bright as a button (Oldham, Lancashire) and Dead Hook - a villain (Oldham, Lancashire) British Library shelfmark: C1442/6017 A conversation about adoption between Swazi and her youngest son Khushbir. The recording was made as part of the Listening Project for the BBC in 2017 © BBC. British Library shelfmark: C1500/1394/01 An interview with Joe Baxter speaking in 1992 about Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne and the area’s redevelopment in the 1970s with the construction of the Byker Wall. This was recorded by Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums and was digitised as part of the Unlocking our Sound Heritage project. British Library shelfmark: UTWAM011/3 Sally Poole remembering her childhood in Kent as captured by the BBC in 1999 © BBC, recorded as part of the Millennium Memory Bank. British Library shelfmark: C900/07623 A conversation recorded in 1978 between two women, Maureen and Pam, shortly after moving into high rise council houses in London. This interview is from a radio series created by the Inner London Education Authority and the BBC. It was found in the London Metropolitan Archives and was digitised as part of the Unlocking our Sound Heritage project. British Library shelfmark: ULMA005/13 Ilkley Moor baht'at recorded by the BBC in 1940 British Library shelfmark: C604/111 C1-9