The sounds of British history, from the voice of Florence Nightingale to the testimony of First World War soldiers, could be lost forever within the next 15 years, the British Library has warned.
Experts at the library, which holds a collection of six million sound recordings, claim important and unique sources are at risk of disappearing, as it launches a campaign to digitise its entire archive.
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