CENTURY SPEAKS Social History Memories

Essex people speaking in 1998 predict how life might be in the future. At the end of the 20th Century they talk about new inventions, space exploration, changes to the world order and communication. Also grandparents have words of wisdom for their grandchildren. Produced by Anton Jarvis for BBC Essex and originally broadcast in 1999. Researcher: Elaine Tribley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Essex people speaking in 1998 predict how life might be in the future. At the end of the 20th Century they talk about new inventions, space exploration, changes to the world order and communication. Also grandparents have words of wisdom for their grandchildren. Produced for and broadcast on BBC Essex in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people speaking in 1998 predict how life might be in the future. At the end of the 20th Century they talk about new inventions, space exploration, changes to the world order and communication. Also grandparents have words of wisdom for their grandchildren. Produced for and broadcast on BBC Essex in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people talk about their religious beliefs and fears through personal experiences. We hear from those who are true believers, as well as sceptics and non-believers. Changes in the forms of worship are discussed, and the increase in spirituality and new world religions. Produced by Anton Jarvis for BBC Essex and originally broadcast in 1999. Researcher: Elaine Tribley. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Essex people talk about their religious beliefs and fears through personal experiences. We hear from those who are true believers, as well as sceptics and non-believers. Changes in the forms of worship are discussed, and the increase in spirituality and new world religions. Produced for BBC Essex and broadcast in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people talk about how healthcare changed dramatically during the 20th Century. They describe personal experiences of deadly diseases like scarlet fever, diptheria, polio and TB. We hear how the job of a GP and nurse has changed radically and there are accounts of hospital developments and medical advances compared with the past. Essex people also speak about how death and funerals were diffe...

Essex people talk about how healthcare changed dramatically during the 20th Century. They describe personal experiences of deadly diseases like scarlet fever, diptheria, polio and TB. We hear how the job of a GP and nurse has changed radically and there are accounts of hospital developments and medical advances compared with the past. Essex people also speak about how death and funerals were diffe...

A montage from all 16 episodes of the landmark BBC radio documentary series THE CENTURY SPEAKS, which can be heard on most podcast platforms. Series produced by Anton Jarvis in 1998 and broadcast in 1999 on BBC Essex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded in 1998 for BBC Essex, Edith Hill fondly remembers childhood Christmases in London when her family were wealthy. The interview was part of the BBC's Millenium Oral History Project: The Century Speaks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people talk about transport and mobility in the 20th Century. They describe journeys by horse and cart, bicycle and walking miles, before cars were commonplace. We hear about the days of trams, trolleybuses and long-since axed rural railway lines. The programme also features the impact of car ownership and the building of the M11 and M25 motorways and the Dartford Tunnel. There's also discus...

Essex people talk about transport and mobility in the 20th Century. They describe journeys by horse and cart, bicycle and walking miles, before cars were commonplace. We hear about the days of trams, trolleybuses and long-since axed rural railway lines. The programme also features the impact of car ownership and the building of the M11 and M25 motorways and the Dartford Tunnel. There's also discus...

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. Produced by Anton Jarvis for BBC Essex and original...

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. Produced by Anton Jarvis for BBC Essex and first broadcast in 1999....

Promoting a 16-part social history series which explores how everyday life changed during the 20th Century, described by the people of Essex. Produced and first broadcast on BBC Essex in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people talk about their experiences of food and drink in the 20th century. The flavour of a changing diet is described from the same pattern of meals every week and the grocer selling foodstuffs loose, to the huge variation of the modern supermarket. There is also a taste of the impact of rationing during and after the Second World War and how farming methods have changed is discussed. The p...

Essex people talk about the effect of changes in technology on their home and working lives. There are examples from the shop floor at Marconi, the Ford car assembly line and the printing and publishing industries. Contributors describe their offices from the strict regime of the 1950s typing pool to the first huge computers. People also speak about the introduction of home computing, video record...

Essex people talk about positive and negative aspects of old age. They describe the experience of alzheimer's disease and express views on euthanasia. Contributors share their energy and enjoyment of retirement and the twilight years. There are also thoughts about grandparents. Produced for BBC Essex and broadcast in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people talk about their childhood and teenage experiences, from carefree days of roaming free outside, playing sports and games to helping with household chores and the work on a farm. They also describe the pressures of being a teenager, sexual awakening and first relationships. Produced and first broadcast on BBC Essex in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people compare the days of the bobby on the beat to modern car-based policing. The programme includes the views of those who have been to court and those of a magistrate and a judge. Experiences of crime are described and the media's portrayal of safety on the streets. Part of a 16-part series which explores how everyday life changed during the 20th Century, described by the people of Essex,...

Promoting a 16-part social history series which explores how everyday life changed during the 20th Century, described by the people of Essex. Produced and first broadcast on BBC Essex in 1999. The entire series can be heard here:  soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/the-century-speaks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essex people talk about relationships: living together in and out of marriage, divorce, sex and parenthood. They explore changing attitudes to sex and childbirth before marriage. There are emotional stories of illegitimacy and adoption. Part of a 16-part series which explores how everyday life changed during the 20th Century, described by the people of Essex, in collaboration with the British Libr...

Essex people talk about where they feel they belong and their affinity with particular places and groups. They discuss being part of a community, compared with being an outsider. Examples include towns, villages, a football club and a factory. Contributors also speak about how changing working patterns have had an impact on local life. Part of a 16-part series which explores how everyday life chan...

Born and bred Essex folk and people whose families moved to the county from London describe the differences between country people and Eastenders. The migration of Scottish farmers in the 1930s is included too. Contributors also talk about the 'real' Essex accent and dialects versus Estuary English. We also hear about the reputation of the county and it being the butt of jokes. Part of a 16-part s...

Essex people talk about renting property, the increasing popularity of buying houses, and the building of large new estates and new towns. There is also discussion about the transformation of domestic life by new technology - improvements in heating, sanitation and food preparation. Part of a 16-part series which explores how everyday life changed during the 20th Century, described by the people o...

From a helicopter above Essex the county's landscape is described: its fields, woodlands, coastline, towns, villages, farms, roads and industry. People discuss how new developments, including new towns, transformed a once almost entirely rural environment. Part of a 16-part series which explores how everyday life changed during the 20th Century, described by the people of Essex, in collaboration w...