Jun 6, 2011
In 1993 I made a summer series of five 30 minute programmes on the history of recorded sound. The series was inspired by a visit to the Museum in Utrecht, which then was called From Singing Tower to Street Organs. The museum is still there. I then discovered people who were collecting pianolas, gramophones, phonographs and jukeboxes. Of course, it wasn't just the devices. It was the stories that went with them. I've re-released them here as high quality MP3's.
Although not a Media Network show, I have had requests from people to put these documentaries into the collection, since they have a connection with communications. This first programme looks at all kinds of clocks that perform melodies. Another one all this week to complete the series. Enjoy.
This series went out in the documentary slot on Radio Netherlands, and the notes I have indicate the transmission of the first episode was July 7th 1993. I see some 2048 downloads (average) of these programmes in the last few weeks which isn't bad for the radio show that is nearly 20 years old.
I can not remember that i did hear this way bacl in the summer of 1993. Is not possible to give a date please ?
Thanks yours
Herman (Gent - Belgium)