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Sound and moving images from the British Library

27 June 2011

Recording of the Week: OPIE Huddersfield

Jonnie Robinson, Lead Curator, Education and Sociolinguistics writes:

Opie-collection-of-children-s-games-and-songs- Barley, fainites, cross keys or pax? What would you say to avoid being caught during a game of tig, it or tag? Listen to these schoolchildren demonstrating playground games in Huddersfield in 1978.

http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0898X0012XX-0100V0.xml

'Recording of the Week' highlights gems from the Archival Sound Recordings website, chosen by British Library experts or recommended by listeners.

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