An archivist has saved hundreds of cassette tapes containing "treasured" BBC recordings including interviews with Doctor Who stars, politicians and comedians.
More than 400 decaying tapes, owned by his former BBC colleague Dave Latham, have now been transferred to a hard drive through Mr Watson's painstaking work."I'm delighted Julian has done this - I haven't touched them in years." "Dave opened up several wardrobes full of cassettes tapes, digital tapes, reel-to-reel tapes and VHS," he said.In the 1970s, Mr Latham started working with Hospital Radio Swindon, recording interviews with patients on the casualty wards at the old Princess Margaret Hospital.
Working from morning until night on the tapes was "worth it", said Mr Watson, adding he "loved hearing all of the voices".
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