Photo of Peter Downes.

Peter Downes: Early Radio Recordings and Archiving in Aotearoa New Zealand

22 Mar 2016
Watch a presentation by Peter on the beginnings of radio recording and archiving in this country.

Peter Downes has had a long and distinguished association with broadcasting and sound archiving in Aotearoa. In this presentation he charts the beginnings of radio recording and archiving in this country, with personal reflections (he started in broadcasting in 1947) sprinkled with some fascinating audio excerpts dating back almost 100 years.

A very special thank you to Peter for allowing us to film his presentation and reproduce it online.

A transcript of Peter's talk is available below.