‘Tell the world what was happening’: Uprising at Auschwitz
Freda Wineman on the 1944 prisoner revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau read more
Author Archives: British Library
Recording of the week: Amping up Uyghur music with the electric guitar
This week’s selection comes from Finlay McIntosh, World & Traditional Rights intern for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. In 1988, the investigative journalist Paul Lashmar attended a concert in Kashgar, where he was treated to a performance of traditional… read more
Recording of the week: Dawn in a Gondwana Rainforest
This week’s selection comes from Cheryl Tipp, Curator of Wildlife & Environmental Sounds. The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia are renowned for their lush landscapes and rich biodiversity. Stretching from Queensland to New South Wales, this collection… read more
Grace Robertson, a pioneer of women’s documentary photography
Grace Robertson, pioneer of documentary photography, has died aged 90. Grace Robertson was interviewed by Alan Dein in 1993 for An Oral History of British Photography. read more
Building a National Radio Archive – in Hastings
The British Library’s National Radio Archive pilot is collaborative venture, involving curators, technologists and three software and data partners. The day-to-day work of managing the capture of programmes, however, is mostly done by one person, our B… read more