The Talking Machine
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Since Emile Berliner invented the gramophone in 1894, a colossal amount of creativity has been set to record. The Talking Machine celebrates over a hundred years of recorded music; anything from anytime in anyway will be played as long as it fits within the topic. It could be What gives you the chills? How do you play a gig in a war zone? Or how a grandfather clock influenced generations of football chants? The Talking Machine hopes to find the answers.

The Tiger in my Family

This month, The Talking Machine honours the bravery of all those who served, died and were affected by the First World War. As well as remembering one...
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Word of Mouth

True or False? It doesn't matter where in the UK a singer is from or how they sound when they speak, when the song begins the regional accent usually ...
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Shall We Sing a Song for You

What do Grandfather clocks, patriotic songs of America and Old Testament have in common with British football? What are the songs behind the terrace s...
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