I remember seeing a film of a BBC man using a cumbersome looking machine at Arnham for recording, it was a large flat disk, old 78 size, made of wax and he had quite a job keeping the awarf away from the cutting needle. I believe there was a primitive wire recording machine too. But don't rely on me...
I remember seeing a film of a BBC man using a cumbersome looking machine at Arnham for recording, it was a large flat disk, old 78 size, made of wax and he had quite a job keeping the awarf away from the cutting needle. I believe there was a primitive wire recording machine too. But don't rely on me... Thanks for that Jim. I had been thinking that if any recordings like Brian has had been made then it would have been the BBC who would have recorded them. Jonathan
This is the only sound recording that I have ever heard from the BBC, i'm sure there is actual film footage of this to. BBC - Archive - WWII: The Battle of Britain - News Report | Air Battle off Dover