{"id":3570,"date":"2012-10-24T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2023-08-13T07:53:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T06:53:37","slug":"royal-albert-hall-and-commemoration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/royal-albert-hall-and-commemoration-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Albert Hall and Commemoration Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we are in October and it&#8217;s time for the Graduates to visit the Royal Albert Hall for Imperial College&#8217;s Commemoration Day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3568\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/files\/2012\/10\/UG_graduation_2011_119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-3568 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/files\/2012\/10\/UG_graduation_2011_119-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commemoration Day in 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This brief entry is to remind you of the post I made two years ago this month. That post contains all that we have in terms of archive audio\/visual material relating to the ceremony. Most importantly, of course, we do have the sound recording of King George 6th from 1945. And to just repeat myself: The October Commemoration Day graduation ceremonies recall the visit made to the College by King George 6th and Queen Elizabeth in 1945, on the centenary of the foundation of the Royal College of Chemistry, Imperial College\u2019s oldest forerunner.<\/p>\n<p>You will also read in that previous entry about the difficulties associated with the transfer of these original sounds recordings from 78rpm discs and &#8216;paper&#8217; magnetic tape. Both are now saved into digital form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/commemoration-day\/\"><strong>Go direct to my October 2010 blog entry<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Grimshaw October 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we are in October and it&#8217;s time for the Graduates to visit the Royal Albert Hall for Imperial College&#8217;s Commemoration Day. This brief entry is to remind you of the post I made two years ago this month. 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