A Century of Steam – from the sound collection of P&O Heritage Archive, a recently conserved copy of a BBC radio programme broadcast on the National Programme on the 6th of October 1937 to celebrate the Centenary of the P&O shipping line, (originally produced by Felix Felton).
The audio material was recovered from eleven 12-inch acetate cellulose-lacquer grooved 78rpm radio transcription discs, conserved in the P&O archive, and digitally transferred.
Image shows the company’s new ship, Stratheden - her maiden voyage to Brisbane began on Christmas Eve 1937, and she continued in company service until 1964.
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Curated by: Susie Cox, Senior Curator, P&O Heritage Archive, London
Audio Preservation by: Jonathan Kempster, MIPS
See the latest P&O Heritage Archive exhibition here: www.poheritage.com/the-collection

[Main image: Radio Times 1/10/1937]
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Also available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_kempster/po-heritage-a-century-of-steam?si=ed2d4208390841878ee1aea879a1c851&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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