Jonnie Robinson, Lead Curator, Education and Sociolinguistics, writes:

Would you guess this speaker was from Oxfordshire? He’s one of a remarkable set of recordings of British POWs recorded in captivity on German soil during the First World War.

http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C1315X0001XX-0459V0.xml

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