Mandela An Audio History, Radio Diaries
Mandela An Audio History, Radio Diaries
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Mandela: An Audio History

Author: Radio Diaries, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela

Narrator: Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela

Unabridged: 1 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2014


Synopsis

Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC).

Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced.
Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program.

About Radio Diaries

Since 1996, Radio Diaries has been giving people tape recorders and working with them to report on their own lives and histories. Radio Diaries has won every major award in broadcast journalism. Their stories are broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered, This American Life, BBC, and on The Radio Diaries Podcast.


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