Galleries

Gauhar Jaan Exhibition and Play at the Omnibus Theatre

Throughout April, the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham will be hosting a play and exhibition revolving around the remarkable story of India’s first recording artist, supported by The EMI Archive Trust, The British Library and The Arts Council England. Mukul & Ghetto Tigers, an East London theatre company present Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident. A tale interwoven with… Read more »

Delivering the King’s Speech

The World Service -The Documentary Delivering the King’s Speech, 2nd September 2014 Marking the 75th anniversary of King George VI’s declaration of war against Germany, Louise Minchin relates the untold story of how the King’s Speech reached the entire world. Inspired by the discovery of the original pressing of the speech in the EMI Archives… Read more »

The Grammys

A huge congratulations to all of this year’s Grammy winners! Did you know that the Grammy Award was originally called a Gramophone Award. It is given by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognise significant achievements in the music industry. The man responsible for inventing the gramophone and flat disc was Emile… Read more »