BBC sound effects 1940–86

In 2018, the BBC made freely available for non-commercial use around 16,000 of its sound effects recordings. A few hundred come from known locations around the UK, and most of those have been presented here in a sound map. All recordings © BBC.

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OXFORDSHIRE

Whaddon Chase Hunt 6:30

BBC DESCRIPTION: At the meet, general atmosphere. Whaddon Chase Hunt.

Henley Regatta crowd 5:02

BBC DESCRIPTION: Mixed outdoor crowd at Henley Regatta. Close perspective, occasional indistinct PA and boats, 1975.

Cotswold pub atmosphere 6:05

BBC DESCRIPTION: Atmosphere in a busy Cotswold pub, 1974.

Carfax Tower clock 1:05

BBC DESCRIPTION: Carfax Tower, Oxford, interior perspective, strikes 12.

University Church clock 0:48

BBC DESCRIPTION: Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, striking eight o'clock.

Magdalen College clock 0:53

BBC DESCRIPTION: Magdalen College, Oxford, bell strikes 12.

New College clock 0:59

BBC DESCRIPTION: New College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Balliol College clock 0:36

BBC DESCRIPTION: Balliol College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Keble College clock 1:09

BBC DESCRIPTION: Keble College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Wadham College clock 0:20

BBC DESCRIPTION: Wadham College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Lincoln College clock 0:31

BBC DESCRIPTION: Lincoln College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Worcester College clock 0:33

BBC DESCRIPTION: Worcester College clock striking twelve o'clock.

University College clock 0:40

BBC DESCRIPTION: University College, Oxford clock striking twelve o'clock.

Oriel College clock 0:25

BBC DESCRIPTION: Oriel College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Merton College clock 1:19

BBC DESCRIPTION: Merton College clock striking twelve o'clock.