Blowing my own saxaphone

I don't like to blow my own trumpet, in fact I rarely have cause to blow my own trumpet, so even if I did like doing it I don't have a chance to, but this is an opportunity so I'm going to blow my own saxaphone instead - that I don't have a problem with.

As I mentioned in a post earlier this week (Royal Liberation Fascination) Jersey recently celebrated 60 years of freedom from German Occupation with one giant party that filled most of the town and included a Royal Visit.

As part of these celebrations the BBC in Jersey have gathered together people that were here at the time of the Liberation and during the Occupation and recorded their memories, they have also produced a number of documentaries and special features.

As part of the audio and video gathering, one of my big projects from the past few weeks has been the Liberation Media Archive, pulling all these features together in an easy to use content library.

You can see the fruits of my labour by clicking the link below:

Here is the blurb I wrote for BBC Radio Jersey to publicise the player:

The BBC in Jersey isis providing a chance to re-live many of the stories and personal accounts from 60 years ago as told by the people that were here at the time of Liberation.

The team behind bbc.co.uk/jersey have put together a compelling audio and video archive of content created by the BBC Radio Jersey and Spotlight Channel Island teams.

You can watch a selection of special reports on the Liberation celebrations, listen to documentaries on life during the occupation as well as a wealth of other features that will help us Never Forget what has been before and provide us with an incredible opportunity to re-live our island's history.

I am being interviewed by BBC Radio Jersey this evening and on Monday Morning so will post audio from my interview when it's finished.

Love to know what you think?

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