1890-07-30 The recording, of Nightingale's famous speech in support of the Light Brigade Relief Fund, was made in response to a public scandal that erupted in May 1890. It was discovered that many veterans of the charge of the Light Brigade were destitute, but the Secretary for War stated in Parliament that he could not offer assistance. The St. James's Gazette therefore set up the Light Brigade Relief Fund and, in support, Colonel Gouraud, Edison's representative in Britain, arranged to make three sound recordings: Alfred Lloyd Tennyson reading The Charge of the Light Brigade on 15 May 1890; Martin Lanfried [aka Kenneth Landfrey], trumpeter and veteran, sounding the charge as heard at Balaclava, on 2 August 1890; Florence Nightingale, delivering a message to the veterans, recorded on 30 July 1890 at her home on 10 South Street, Park Lane, London. The Wellcome Library's original wax cylinder features two recordings made by Nightingale reading the same speech. The second reading was first produced commercially in 1935 on a 78rpm disc but it did not feature her first attempt where she stumbles on her words and there is a long pause between the sentences. Ferguson introduces Nightingale, who says 'When I am no longer even a memory, just a name, I hope my voice may perpetuate the great work of my life. God bless my dear old comrades of Balaclava and bring them safe to shore. Florence Nightingale.' This message is repeated. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfF0oZx1aV4

Mud animation by pioneer Chinese American animator. BW claymation stop motion animation film of Robinson Crusoe story. Clay figures portray Africans as native savages and cannibals. Cannibals put Robinson Crusoe in caldron and try to cook him. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnZn1br5ZN0

Terry Gilliam discusses the trials and tribulations of bringing The Adventures of Baron Munchausen to the big screen This clip is from Wogan Originally broadcast 13 March 1989 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke-ghAKePOY

Monitor | EM Forster EM Forster, in Cambridge, reflects on his life and work. CHANNEL | BBC Television Service FIRST BROADCAST | 21 December 1958 SYNOPSIS Five years after his return to live at King's College, Cambridge, where he had been a student, EM Forster is shown in his rooms and other locations around the town as he talks about his life and writing. Forster describes how Cambridge played a significant role in his origins as a novelist and emphasises the importance to his writing of leaving the area and seeking out new people and experiences. He dismisses the idea that he is a great novelist, but does talk about the aspirations he has for his work, namely that it reflects the high value he attaches to personal relationships, tolerance and, perhaps most importantly, pleasure. DID YOU KNOW? Forster was a life-long champion of humanist, liberal values. He was a conscientious objector during World War I and, instead of fighting, worked with the Red Cross to trace missing soldiers. In the 1930s, he was part of the intellectual movement, which opposed the rise of fascism and sought to safeguard liberal values. Once World War II had broken out, Forster broadcast radio talks for the BBC. These attracted huge audiences, who listened to his arguments for freedom and tolerance and his pleas that the post-war world would be free of bitterness and revenge. CONTRIBUTORS EM Forster - Contributor ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSnaXh9WsWE