Message to the Empire [Christmas Day message]

Collector's note: 'King George V Christmas message from Sandringham, 25/12/32. The first Christmas broadcast, preceded by first round-the-world link-up'. Performance notes: Includes recording of 'The first Nowell' at the beginning and 'God save the King' at the end, as well as an introduction by the radio presenter.
SEAH Identifier
BBC00043
Item Number (principal identifier)
C1608/4 S2 C2
Original title
Message to the Empire [Christmas Day message]
Date Created
1932-12-25
Place
Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England, UK
Performers, Musicians, Speaker (creator2)
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 (speaker, male) unidentified (speaker, male, presenter)
Archivist notes
Collector's note: 'King George V Christmas message from Sandringham, 25/12/32. The first Christmas broadcast, preceded by first round-the-world link-up'. Performance notes: Includes recording of 'The first Nowell' at the beginning and 'God save the King' at the end, as well as an introduction by the radio presenter.
Archivist Category/Genre
English Speeches
Archivist Data Set (collection)
John Bird Collection
Holding Institution of Original Materials
British Library
URL
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Type of recording
Poor sound quality: muffled throughout.
Original physical format
1 tape reel 18 cm 9.5 cm/sec; TeleTape
Digital Format on Omeka
Yes 00:08:03-00:15:04
Time duration
7 min. 00 sec.
Tags/ Keywords
Christmas Empire Norfolk England UK George V Great Britain Speeches John Bird Collection tape