This week’s selection comes from Steve Cleary, Lead Curator of Literary and Creative Recordings. This week’s recording of the week features A. A. Milne reading from his children’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh. This is a short excerpt from the complete chapt… read more
This week’s selection comes from Josie Wales, Rights Clearance Officer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. Along with many other libraries around the world, the British Library celebrated LGBTQ+ Pride this summer, with staff from St Pancras and Boston Sp… read more
First Consul Bonaparte by Antoine-Jean Gros c. 1802 By Jonathan Summers, Curator of Classical Music In May of this year I wrote a blog on the 250th anniversary of the birth of Arthur Wellesley, Field Marshall His Grace the Duke of Wellington. His enemy… read more
This week’s selection comes from Vikki Greenwood, Audio Project Cataloguer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. C880 is a fabulously intriguing collection of interviews, conducted by Rena Feld, of twenty-nine women who either were or are conscientious obj… read more
Beatrice Harrison with cello (BL Collections) Guest blog by Edison Fellow Chas Helge who is currently writing his dissertation on Beatrice Harrison Suddenly, the door opened and the King came in. He was quite alone. He came up to me… saying, ‘Nightinga… read more