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Public talks

Excerpts from a range of speeches: some personal, some academic; some serious, some light-hearted. Recording the talks captures them exactly as they were delivered and received, with every intonation and hesitation, rather than relying on lecture notes or transcripts.

  • "Clacton...shining in the sun", 2016

    "Clacton...shining in the sun", 2016

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Clacton-MP3.mp3
  • Bishop Derek Bond's Speech at Rochford District Council Banquet, 1981

    Bishop Derek Bond's Speech at Rochford District Council Banquet, 1981

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SA-20-1681-1.mp3
  • Blessing of the whitebait catch, 2016

    Blessing of the whitebait catch, 2016

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Scene_274_band_intro.mp3
  • Essex Book Festival: Thinking Home, Firstsite, 2016

    Essex Book Festival: Thinking Home, Firstsite, 2016

  • Essex Sounds launch, 2016

    Essex Sounds launch, 2016

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Essex-Sounds-launch-28-Sep-2016-clip.mp3
  • Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Anniversary Lunch, 1981

    Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Anniversary Lunch, 1981

  • Freedom of the Borough of Southend ceremony, 1985

    Freedom of the Borough of Southend ceremony, 1985

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SA-020-1-40-1-excerpts-low-quality.mp3
  • Hot Cross Bun Ceremony, The Bell Inn, Horndon on the Hill, 2016

    Hot Cross Bun Ceremony, The Bell Inn, Horndon on the Hill, 2016

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Scene_956_Bun_Ceremony_256.mp3
  • Radio Caroline, 1967-1994

    Radio Caroline, 1967-1994

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SA-001-1250-1-Tape-1-clips-extended.mp3
  • Recollections of Brigadier Vaizey, 1978

    Recollections of Brigadier Vaizey, 1978

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SA-24-1002-1-Part-2-clips.mp3
  • Red Sand Fort, 2017

    Red Sand Fort, 2017

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Red-Sand-Fort-11-Dec.mp3
  • Silvertown, the sweetest place in the whole UK, 2017

    Silvertown, the sweetest place in the whole UK, 2017

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Tate-and-Lyle-sweet-3.mp3
  • Southend Mayor-Making Ceremony, 1973

    Southend Mayor-Making Ceremony, 1973

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SA-020-1-5-1-excerpts.mp3
  • Thames side Essex: Erith Reach, Rainham Marshes, 2017

    Thames side Essex: Erith Reach, Rainham Marshes, 2017

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Rainham-Marsh-11-Dec.mp3
  • Thames side Essex: Sea Reach, Southend-on-Sea, 2017

    Thames side Essex: Sea Reach, Southend-on-Sea, 2017

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Southend-praise1.mp3
  • Thames side Kent: Gallion's Reach, Woolwich Reach, North Woolwich, 2017

    Thames side Kent: Gallion's Reach, Woolwich Reach, North Woolwich, 2017

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Beckton-Woolwich-resaved.mp3
  • The Rebellion of 1381 and the County Town

    The Rebellion of 1381 and the County Town

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SA-24-854-1.mp3
  • Woolwich Free Ferry final day, 2018

    Woolwich Free Ferry final day, 2018

    http://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Woolwich-Ferry-final-2.mp3
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