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			Margaret Hedges Interview
			This raw, unedited audio recording is of an interview with Margaret Hedges, speaking about how her early life was spent in considerable poverty, how her family found assistance and what she went on to achieve.

			Vivien Parry Interview (1950s - 1980s)
			This raw audio recording is of an unedited interview with Vivien Parry, describing how life as a miner’s wife in Coalville, Leicestershire after leaving her home in London in the latter half of the twentieth century.

			Arthur & Wilfred Winfield Interview (2 of 2 - 1910s - 1950s)
			This audio recording is the second part of an unedited oral history interview with brothers Wilfred and Arthur Winfield, in which they speak about their childhood and working lives across the twentieth century.

			Arthur & Wilfred Winfield Interview (1 of 2 - 1910s - 1950s)
			This audio recording is the first part of an unedited oral history interview with brothers Wilfred and Arthur Winfield, in which they speak about their childhood and early adulthood in the first part of the twentieth century.

			Harold Hawke Interview (1910s - 1930s)
			This audio recording is of an unedited oral history interview with Howard Hawke (1910 – 1989) speaking about his life both in the army and on the farm during most of the twentieth century.

			Clipper Ships
			A well presented audio documentary telling the story of the great tea clipper sailing ships of the late 1800s, and their Scottish captains and owners.

			Laundry Maid Interview (1910s - 1950s)
			An unedited audio recording of an interview with a woman born in 1912, who worked for some time in domestic service at Coleorton Hall in Lincolnshire.

			Crime and Punishment (1900s - 1950s)
			A compilation of largely unedited interviews, recalling crime and punishment in Leicestershire during the first half of the twentieth century.

			Boys Homes (1920s - 1950s)
			An audio compilation of edited interviews with men who experienced life in two Boy’s Homes in Leicestershire in the early 1900’s, together with two women employed as staff at the time.

			Farming Life (1900s - 1950s)
			A compilation of audio interview extracts detailing memories and anecdotes covering many aspects of farming life in Leicestershire in the first half of the 20th century.

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