TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 5
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
Length: 04:00
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SERIES DESCRIPTION:
This is a series of five four-minute episodes, to be aired in order. TALES OF THE GREAT WAR also exists as a 29-minute show which includes all of the material in the five episodes plus more. Attached to this Series site (and at the linked site of the 29-minute show) there are also two 29-second audio promos.
A transcript is given at the site of each individual episode.
David Srebnik of Listener Directed Productions says: I enjoyed TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR immensely -- it's filled with joy and character while also being historically instructive, and so genuine and authentic. This is a wonderful merging of two natural storytellers. The writing, assembly/mix, and flow are very strong -- but it's the natural delivery style, voice, and vocal tone that really make it sing.
Although Veterans Day of any year would be a perfect time to air TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR, there is no mention of Veterans Day in the show, so it is appropriate for broadcast at any time.
An engaging and affecting storyteller relates his experiences in World War One, and gives 21st century listeners a very human insight into a different era. He sails past the torpedoed Lusitania; visits more than 30 ports around the world in the days before air travel; and has a revelation about how lucky he was to have survived The Great War.
Narration and music are interspersed.
Listeners who heard a shorter version on WOI Radio say:
What a great Welsh talker!
This was put together so well. It just carries you along with it. By the end I had tears in my eyes.
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Piece Description
SERIES DESCRIPTION: This is a series of five four-minute episodes, to be aired in order. TALES OF THE GREAT WAR also exists as a 29-minute show which includes all of the material in the five episodes plus more. Attached to this Series site (and at the linked site of the 29-minute show) there are also two 29-second audio promos. A transcript is given at the site of each individual episode. David Srebnik of Listener Directed Productions says: I enjoyed TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR immensely -- it's filled with joy and character while also being historically instructive, and so genuine and authentic. This is a wonderful merging of two natural storytellers. The writing, assembly/mix, and flow are very strong -- but it's the natural delivery style, voice, and vocal tone that really make it sing. Although Veterans Day of any year would be a perfect time to air TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR, there is no mention of Veterans Day in the show, so it is appropriate for broadcast at any time. An engaging and affecting storyteller relates his experiences in World War One, and gives 21st century listeners a very human insight into a different era. He sails past the torpedoed Lusitania; visits more than 30 ports around the world in the days before air travel; and has a revelation about how lucky he was to have survived The Great War. Narration and music are interspersed. Listeners who heard a shorter version on WOI Radio say: What a great Welsh talker! This was put together so well. It just carries you along with it. By the end I had tears in my eyes.
Broadcast History
Debut
Transcript
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 5 Time = 4:00:00
[Music in and under narration]:
This is TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR. HMS Suffolk is carrying Tom Jeffreys back to Britain from the exotic East. Imagine a Welsh boy who'd never been far from home celebrating Saint David's Day in Hong Kong, March 1st, 1919! The Suffolk had sailed to Asia via Africa and the Cape of Good Hope; coming back, she called at Colombo, Bombay, Aden; went through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea; and arrived in Plymouth on July 1st. [music out]
During the four years of The Great War, TEN MILLION MEN had been killed, 21 million wounded. Much of this blood was lost in France, with its horrific trench warfare. (When my grandfather DIDN'T get his wish to go to France, that might have saved his life.) The total money spent on the war would have given every family in all the warring countries...
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Timing and Cues
This piece is the fifth in a series of five four-minute episodes. They should be aired in order, one a day, one a week, or all in one day. It begins with music, then narration. Actualities from the World War One veteran are interspersed with narration. The piece ends with fading music which can have a live tag over it.
There is also a 29-minute version of TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR, which includes the material in these five episodes, plus more. At the linked site of this version there are also two 29-second audio promos.
SUGGESTED HOST INTRO OR PROMO: Do you love a good story? Are you a history buff? Tune in
to hear an engaging personal account of World War One from a riveting Welsh-American storyteller who experienced it. His granddaughter, public radio's Rachel Jeffreys, hosts TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Dance #1 | William Mathias | Hoddinott & Mathias. | Nimbus | 1996 | 00:59 |
| Sospan Fach | Trad | We'll Keep a Welcome. | EMI | 1992 | 00:48 |
| When the Lusitania Went Down | Chas. McCaroon/Nat Vincent | Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. | New World | 1977 | 00:18 |
| Colonel Bogey | Kenneth Alford | Grand March. | London | 1986 | 00:42 |
| Serenade | William Mathias | Welsh Classical Favorites. | Marco Polo | 2000 | 00:55 |
| Men of Harlech | Trad/Joseph Barnby | We'll Keep a Welcome. | EMI | 1992 | 00:55 |
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