A visit to Braintree BMX Club.
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AJ BMX Racing in Braintree (BBC Essex) 1995

Music composed by Paul Hart for the landmark documentary series.
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The CENTURY SPEAKS UK Theme (BBC Radio social history documentary series)

A school garden is transformed by the pupils, with help from BBC Essex.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

Garden Makeover - Moathouse Special School (BBC Essex Voices) 2003

A Basildon DJ describes why he loves 1970s disco music. Feature broadcast on the Liz Mullen Weekend Breakfast Show.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

Wonder of Basildon - 1970s Music (BBC Essex Voices) 2003

A Fryerns butcher describes his love of his job and his part in the local community.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

World of Work - Butcher (BBC Essex Voices) 2003

Alex and Casey - 2 boys, aged 9 and 8, who love the fun of the pool.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

Wonder of Basildon - Swimming Pool Gloucester Park (BBC Essex Voices) 2003

Whitmore Junior School (Basildon) students researched and recorded this feature with the guidance of BBC Essex Community Editor, Anton Jarvis.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

Criminal Damage School Report (BBC Essex Voices) 2003

These students with learning difficulties produced and recorded this feature/report under guidance from Anton Jarvis, BBC Essex Community Editor.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

Football - Moathouse Special School Report (BBC Essex Voices) 2003

One year after a school garden transformation by the pupils, with help from BBC Essex, we revisit Moathouse, now Pioneer Special School.
Documentary about the entire VOICES project here: Anton-jarvis-206182017 – The-best-of-voices-bbc-essex

Garden Makeover +1 Pioneer Special School (BBC Essex) 2004

Essex people talk about being young, going out and having fun. We hear about dance halls, big bands, jiving, teddy boys, bikers, mods and rockers, 70s disco, the electronic 80s and nightclubbing in the 90s. We also take a journey to the seaside with descriptions of playtime at Southend-on-Sea, holiday camps at Clacton and beach huts at St. Osyth.

Original title: The Time of our Lives

More programmes in the series here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/the-century-speaks

CENTURY SPEAKS 12 Leisure Time (social history)

Essex people talk about money and their struggles when they had little cash. They speak of poverty and being out of work before welfare benefits were universal. There are descriptions of being well-off in the 1920s, and the arrival of the Co-ops, hire purchase and credit cards. Modern marketing and materialism are  also discussed.

Original title: Making Ends Meet.

More programmes in the series here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/the-century-speaks

CENTURY SPEAKS 11 Money (social history)

Ex-BBC Broadcaster readings of poetry & stories + archive radio/audio features. PLEASE SHARE LINKS with others. 
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The CENTURY SPEAKS UK Theme (BBC Radio social history documentary series)

Anton Jarvis

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