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Maurice Ennals CollectionPhysical DetailNumber of items in the collection: 55
Venues where the material can be listened to: Record Office Media available on: CD (also paper based items). Collection HistoryThe Maurice Ennals Collection comprises 16 recordings of BBC Radio
Leicester programmes, 7 scrap books, various publications and 12 correspondence
files. The items were collected personally by Maurice Ennals, the first
Station Manager of Radio Leicester, the radio station that led the way
in local radio provision in the United Kingdom. The Wessex Film and Sound
Archive deposited the collection with the EMOHA in August 2003. Additional
material relating to Radio Solent where Maurice Ennals later became Station
Manager can be found at The Wessex Film and Sound Archive and material
relating to Maurice Ennals work at Radio Durham can be found at the Durham
Record Office.
What the Collection ContainsThe recordings in the collection document the opening of the station
with the first programmes broadcast on 8th November 1967 and cover various
anniversary programmes over the years. Seven scrapbooks compiled by Maurice
Ennals contain memorabilia from the first years of the station. Various
publications including the Radio Times and the BBC staff paper Ariel,
with articles on Radio Leicester, are also contained in the collection
along with Maurice Ennal's personal work files. This collection is a valuable
addition to the BBC Radio Leicester Archive Collection held in the EMOHA
collections.
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