Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio 4th August 2020. John Ward. Built a gramophone in 1946. Polio restrictions in 1947-8, no school, other restrictions with comparisons to Covid-19. Correspondence school, a few friends. Restrictions for 6 months. Father’s shop, converting radio to radiogram. Having a radio station. Use of Zoom in the Covid-19 lockdown (fake backgrounds, etc.). Shortages (toilet paper panic buying with Covid-19). Daughter arranged for friend to stay with John through lockdown. Lockdown and McDonalds. John’s 9 University of the Third Age groups.
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John Ward, Covid-19 lockdown and polio epidemics - Manawatu Conversations
Identification
- Object type
- Audio
- Date
- August 4, 2020
Creation
- Created By
- Stuart Birks
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone