The Bureau of Lost Culture - Self-Made Records - on Soho Radio

Welcome to the first Soho Radio Podcast of 2022! Wishing all our listeners a very Happy New Year.In this special episode, host Stephen Coates explores the wonderfully odd, lost culture of the coin-operated machines that allowed ordinary people to make a record of their voice the long before the advent of tape or digital recording.They are joined by oral historian and broadcaster Alan Dein to hear a selection of recordings of strange, moving ghostly voices from his collection and learn how the records were used to send messages home from the war, record visits to tourist destinations or to capture the sounds of loved ones in a way that had never been possible before.For the full show and much more, visit our Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/bureau-of-lost-culture-the-self-made-record-02012022/This is the Soho Radio podcast, showcasing the best broadcasts from our online radio station in the heart of London.Across our Soho and NYC + Culture channels, we have a wide range of shows covering every genre alongside chat, discussions and special productions.To catch up on all things Soho Radio head on over to mixcloud.com/sohoradio, tune in live anytime at sohoradiolondon.com or get the app.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/soho-radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.