Pat Swallow on the Different Jobs Men and Women did at John Player & Sons
Pat Swallow talks about the different jobs men and women did at John Player & Sons, both in the factories and the offices during the 1970s and beyond.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/263439387%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-N15ly&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
24 January 2013
Steve Needham on Player's Sporting Facilities
Steve describes the sports facilities and sports played by Player's employees at the Rec, the recreation ground provided and maintained by John Player & Sons.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/261160863%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-gmJJr&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
26 August 2015
Steve Needham on Working at Player's and Playing Football
Steve Needham describes how he worked at Player's whilst playing football for Nottingham Forest and Notts County football clubs in the late 1960s. Later in his life, playing for Player's sides allowed him to rediscover his love for football after having left club football behind.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/261160552%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-7LVyQ&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
26 August 2015
Doreen Claxton on a Woman's Opportunities at Player's
Doreen Claxton remembers her time working as a member of staff at John Player & Sons, reflecting upon how her gender impacted upon her working life.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/259707048%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-JIFm7&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
7 February 2013
Irene Chadwick on working at Player's
Irene Chadwick (<span>née Christian) talks about her experiences being trained and working as a 'front girl' in the 1930s at John Player & Sons.</span> <br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258609036%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-wrRyK&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
16 December 2013
Irene Chadwick on coming to work for John Player & Sons
In an extract from an oral history interview, Irene Chadwick (née Christian) talks about how she came to work for John Player & Sons and what it was like beginning work in the 1930s.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258426672%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-h6cLR&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
16 December 2013
Doreen Claxton on starting out at Player's
An extract from an interview with Doreen Claxton. She shares her memoires of beginning work at John Player & Sons in the late 1960s and the work she did as Marketing Support Supervisor.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/257442360%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-3JVuF&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
Interview carried out on 7 February 2013.
Steve Wilson on his role as a Trainee
An extract from an oral history with Steve Wilson in which he describes his time as a trainee at John Player & Sons. Steve started out working in the Sales and Marketing department, helping with special promotions for the John Player Special and Player's No. 6 brands.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/252609225%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-5Sn3c&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
8 March 2013
Carol Wilson on how she came to work at John Player & Sons
An extract from an oral history interview with Carol Wilson in which she describes how she first came to work for John Player & Sons and the roles she carried out at the company.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/252147391%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-WsA48&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
8 March 2013
John Player Specials
A booklet featuring memories and stories from former Player's employees. Additionally, it contains a history of John Player & Sons and information about what the John Player Advertising Archive holds.
The booklet was produced as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership set up between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham City Museums and Galleries. The partnership was about developing and using the John Player Advertising Archive.