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Oral Histories

Oral Histories

Listen to oral history interviews with women with first-hand experience of the industry.

Cover image: Ada Hakeney on camera, BBC Leeds, circa 1972 (c) Joe Hakeney

These unique recordings have been vital to our research. They reveal much about the economic and creative contribution women made to British film and television culture and bring a fresh perspective to bear on British media histories.

 

Women’s Work Oral Histories

Listen to interviews with women from film and television, recorded as part of the Women’s Work research project.

BECTU Oral Histories

Read the transcripts of interviews with women carried out by the BECTU History project.

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