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Mike. Watterson · 21st Jun 2016, 4:23 pm

I agree it was very likely 78s. Though German type tape machines technically existed, 1948. Too early for BBC tape recording for distribution or archive.
It would not have been a wire recorder.
Wire recorders were horrid, only used by reporters and dictation.

21st Jun 2016, 4:23 pm	#6
Mike. Watterson Heptode Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Limerick, Ireland. Posts: 901	Re: 'Over the Garden Wall' on Radio 4 Extra I agree it was very likely 78s. Though German type tape machines technically existed, 1948. Too early for BBC tape recording for distribution or archive. It would not have been a wire recorder. Wire recorders were horrid, only used by reporters and dictation.