University of Kent

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Special Collections & Archives, Templeman Library
University of Kent
Canterbury
CT2 7NU
United Kingdom
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Collection name: John Pidgeon Collection (British Stand-Up Comedy Archive); Subjects: Radio; Documentary & News; Stand Up Comedy: The John Pidgeon Collection comprises audio interviews with stand-up comedians, recorded for radio programmes (produced by John Pidgeon), as well as a large collection of published cassettes and CDs from stand-up comedians and comedy acts, many of whom he had worked with; items: 82 Compact Cassette, 69 DAT, 13 MiniDisc, 90 published CD, 75 Audio CD-R. Collection name: Mark Thomas Collection (British Stand-Up Comedy Archive); Subjects: Radio; Documentary & News; Stand Up Comedy: The Mark Thomas Collection comprises notebooks, photographs, props, posters, and press from his extensive career as a stand-up comedian and political activist. The audio-visual elements include audio interviews recorded for research, and for use in radio and television work, as well as recordings of Mark Thomas' stand-up comedy performances; items: 3 Compact Cassette, 31 MiniDisc, 82 Audio CD-R. Collection name: Oliver Double Collection; Subjects: Radio; Documentary & News; Stand Up Comedy:; items: 50 Compact Cassette, 26 MiniDisc. Collection name: Linda Smith Collection (British Stand-Up Comedy Archive); Subjects: Radio; Stand Up Comedy: The Linda Smith Collection includes notebooks, scripts, recordings, correspondence and publicity material spanning Linda Smith's entire life and career from her school reports to her early stand-up shows and onto her successful career on BBC Radio 4. The audio-visual component includes recordings of rehearsals and live stand-up comedy performances, off-air recordings of Linda Smith appearing on tv and radio shows, and rehearsals, edits, and final broadcasts of radio shows written by and starring Linda Smith; items: 257 Compact Cassette, 20 DAT, 224 Audio CD-R. Collection name: Peter Mellini Research (British Cartoon Archive); Subjects: Oral History: Research for various articles published in History Today; items: 40 Compact Cassette. Collection name: Oral History Project: Life in Kent before 1914 by Michael Winstanley; Subjects: Oral History: Interviews from the 1970s discussing life in Kent before 1914; items: 200 Open Reel Tape, 286 Compact Cassette. Collection name: Barker Aural History Tapes; Subjects: Oral History: Recorded in late 1960s by UKC Economic History Department (and some schools) to retain memories of life in Kent before WWI; items: 113 Open Reel Tape. Collection name: Audio Collection (British Cartoon Archive); Subjects: Oral History; Speeches & Events: Interviews with cartoonists and about cartoons; items: 43 Compact Cassette. Collection name: Tony Allen Collection (British Stand-Up Comedy Archive); Subjects: Stand Up Comedy: The collection includes both audio and video recordings of Tony Allen's early stand-up career (including live performance recordings), recorded 1973-1994; items: 10 Compact Cassette. Collection name: University of Kent Open Lectures; Subjects: Speeches & Events: Esteem open lectures from the University of Kent; items: 750 Compact Cassette, 50 Audio CD-R, 50 Digital Audio Files,
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01227 827609

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Nicholas Hiley

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