Discover > Speaker Type: Volunteer and family
Sam’s Oral History experience
PhD student Sam talks about using oral history in his work on the history of the sports wheelchair.
Pam’s volunteer experience
Pam talks about volunteering as an oral history transcriber, and the power of hearing people's stories 'off the page'.
Rob’s volunteer experience
Volunteer transcriber Rob talks about the power of oral history and the satisfaction of creating a good transcript.
Amia’s volunteer experience
Oral history volunteer Amia describes her experience transcribing and then interviewing for NPHT - starting during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
Atmosphere at the Stoke Mandeville Games
Eva, daughter of Sir Ludwig Guttmann, remembers volunteering at the Stoke Mandeville Games and the atmosphere of friendship there.
Life changing accident
Sandra describes her father Joe Thompson's life-changing accident and his transport to Stoke Mandeville in a coffin.
Scale of volunteers
Roger remembers hundreds of volunteers helping out at the Stoke Mandeville Games.
Athletes supporting each other
Margaret describes athletes supporting and cheering each other on at the Stoke Mandeville Games.
How sport transforms self esteem
Margaret describes the transformational effect of sport on young athletes’ self-esteem at Stoke Mandeville
Involvement at Stoke Mandeville
Dave describes his involvement with the Games as a young boy growing up in the local area.
Volunteering at the Stoke Mandeville Games
Dave describes a typical day helping out at the Stoke Mandeville Games.
Media coverage of the Paralympics
Mary and Pat discuss how media coverage of Paralympic sport has increased over time.
Ron and Paddy’s Paralympic journey
Ron Foster and Paddy Moran were early Paralympians. Their widows Pat and Mary and friend Glyn reflect on Ron and Paddy’s amazing journey together from Stoke Mandeville hospital to the 1960 Paralympics in Rome and beyond.