The Liam McCarthy collection, 1979-2017

This material is held atEast Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

  • Reference
    • GB 3003 EMOHA39
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1979-2017
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Gujarati
  • Physical Description
    • 48 items

Scope and Content

This sound collection comprises both broadcast material and oral history interviews. The collection was brought together by Dr Liam McCarthy for various academic research projects he has undertaken. The main themes are South Asian community radio in the UK (2020), American GI soldiers in Leciester during the Second World War (2016), and the National Front in Leicester (2013).

Administrative / Biographical History

Dr Liam McCarthy had a 30 year career as a journalist in the BBC during which he was Managing Editor of BBC Radio Leicester, Sheffield, and Nottingham, and Head of BBC Local Radio Training. He came to study Contemporary History at the University of Leicester in 2010. After undergraduate study he completed his Research Masters on the impact of US soldiers in Leicester in World War Two in 2016 and completed his Midlands Four Cities/AHRC PhD, ‘Connecting with New Asian Communities: BBC local radio 1967-1990’ in 2020.

Access Information

Some material may be unavailable for general access

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cassette; video; Open reel tape

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Liam McCarthy; BBC

Related Material

The papers associated with these collections can be read at https://figshare.le.ac.uk/