Over the years, Radley History Club has built up a collection of oral history recordings in five series. The recordings are listed by subject category in the archive catalogue.
About the different series
Radley during Covid
These interviews capture the memories of Radley people about the effects of Covid on them from spring 2020 to December 2021 for the sake of future generations.
More about this series of recordings
Radley Remembered
This series contains interviews with people with memories of Radley up to and including the 1953 Coronation More about this series of recordings
A Tale to Tell
This series features people who live or have lived in Radley with interesting stories about their lives. More about this series of recordings
Radley Primary School: Then and Now
These interviews were made during research for the Club book, The History of Radley CE Primary School, published in 2008. More about this series of recordings
Farming and Rural Life in Radley
These interviews were made as part of research for the Club book, Radley Farms and Families 1600-2011, published in 2011. More about this series of recordings
World War Two memories
A series of short accounts of the experiences of Radley people in the Second World War prepared by Club member and past chairman, Christine Wootton, was published online in 2020 to mark 75 years since the end of WW2. Although the accounts made extensive use of recordings in the Club’s oral history collection, the project also made use of material acquired by Christine during research on other topics. Some are about wartime life in the village and some are about individual experiences not necessarily in Radley.
Learn more and read the accounts
A list of the men and women known to have served in the war in some capacity and who either lived in Radley or have a connection to the village is available in the Club archives (ref: D.384).
How to obtain a copy of a recording
Links to audio files of the interviews in the various series are generally available on request from the Club archivist. When contacting the archivist, please quote the name of the person interviewed and the archive number of the recording you’re interested in.
Links to recordings will be provided at the discretion of the archivist. There is no charge, but you may be invited to make a small donation to the Club. Please note that:
- links to recordings will be provided solely for bona fide non-commercial purposes such as family interest and historical research
- links will not be provided to any recording listed in the archive as being restricted (unless the circumstances of a particular request mean that the basis for the restriction is no longer relevant)
- recipients of a link will be asked to state that they will not copy the recording, or make use of it in any published form, without the prior consent of Radley History Club.