David Rayvern Allen interviewed by Michael Down Part 1

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/201

Date:

2014

Level of description

item

Extent

59 minutes 58 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, David Rayvern Allen, cricketer historian and writer, interviewed by Michael Down. The recording consists of 1 track.

[0:00-0:45] Introduction by Down, [0:46-3:27] Rayvern Allen talks about his first county match at the Oval and the 1950's Surrey team, [3:28-6:01] Rayvern Allen talks about his father returning from India and neighbours instilling a love of sport in him, [6:02-7:32] Rayvern Allen talks about learning to play the piano, [7:33-8:03] Rayvern Allen talks about playing school cricket, [8:04-9:43] Rayvern Allen talks about music, [9:44-15:44] Rayvern Allen talks about growing up during the Second World War, [15:45-17:37] Rayvern Allen talks about the nature growing up in the 1940's and 1950's, [17:38-22:09] Rayvern Allen talks about his school life and joining a military band during national service, [22:10-25:44] Rayvern Allen talks about studying music at university and getting a production job with BBC television producing music and comedy programmes.

[25:45-27:53] Rayvern Allen talks about the 1960's cultural change and working with famous people, [27:54-31:33] Rayvern Allen talks about working and living in Northern Ireland in the mid-1960's, [31:34-35:11] Rayvern talks about moving from television to radio and being a radio producer, [35:12-39:27] Rayvern Allen talks about the nature of working for the BBC and going on a trip to the USA to interview famous people, [39:28-42:09] Rayvern Allen talks about tape wiping and producing programmes with Richard Stillgoe including Who Pays the Piper, [42:10-45:07] Rayvern Allen talks about doing a radio programmes with John Arlott, [45:08-48:36] Rayvern Allen talks about collecting, his interest in the history of cricket and music and doing a programme on music and cricket, [48:37-52:12] Rayvern Allen talks about his collecting habits and his wife's career, [52:13-56:24] Rayvern Allen talks about not wanting to be in front of the camera, presenting on radio and friendship between John Arlott and Dylan Thomas, [56:25-59:33] Rayvern Allen talks about John Arlott, [59:34-59:58 Rayvern Allen and Down agree to take a break.

Associations

Michael Down
David Rayvern Allen
Surrey County Cricket Club
Leslie Thomas John Arlott
British Broadcasting Corporation

Subject

school cricket, Surrey cricketers, Collections, collectors, Cricket books

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

59 minutes 58 seconds

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