Primarily Vladimir Nabokov reading from Lolita and other works but also fragments of a strange Russian record I found, and which I can’t decipher at all, although it may be people reading Pushkin…

Lolita read by Vladimir Nabokov, produced by Arthur Luce Klein.

Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds. http://sbkw.net/voiceonrecord.php

Originally Broadcast on 16th March 2010.

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Lost and Found Treasure The second half of “The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre” and a sparkling collection of poems and verse chosen and read by Alec Guinness with a special appearance by Richard Burton.

Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds. http://sbkw.net/voiceonrecord.php

Originally broadcast on 9th March 2010

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Gold

Well, gold, banks and money in general featuring Ogden Nash on banks – just as relevant today as it was when written 80 years ago – Hoffnung on funding for the arts, Humphrey Bogart on the Sierra Madre and a delightful documentary from Stephen Gilmour on a rather unlikely subject.

Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds. http://sbkw.net/voiceonrecord.php

Originally broadcast on 2nd March 2010

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Nonsense part 3 – Lear and Carroll.

The third and final show in our Nonsense series culminates in some classic Lewis Carroll poems, some limericks from Lear and stories of the Pobble who has no toes and other unlikely characters.
Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

Originally broadcast on 23 February 2010

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Description The second of three programmes loosely themed on Nonsense, featuring Gerard Hoffnung at the Oxford Union and poems by Ogden Nash read by the author. Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

Originally broadcast on16th February 2010

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Nonsense-  part 1: Sellers and Williams The first of three shows mostly or loosely about nonsense. Peter Sellers and Kenneth Williams feature heavily in the first episode with other surprises, treats and old favourites along the way.
Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

Originally  broadcast on 9th February 2010

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Hot off the press from France, 1534 by way of translation by Sir Thomas Urquhart in 1653 we have some bawdy tales of filthy and bad behaviour with the longest list of alternative names for the male member known to humanity. Yes, François Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel read by Hilton Edwards.

Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

Originally broadcast on February 2nd 2010

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“Hamlet” with musique concrete and sound patterns composed and recorded by Desmond Leslie.
Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

Originally broadcast on January 26th 2010

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This episode is the third to focus on Ireland. This week, miscellaneous recordings of that notorious Irish exile James Joyce. Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

Originally broadcast on  January 19th 2010

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