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1. Peter Woods

   Peter Woods was a Cadet Officer at Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Peter's interview.

2. Richard Rigg

   Richard Rigg was an engineer with Elder Dempster Lines in the early part of the twentieth century. Read the account of his experiences with the shipping company.

3. Events – Being Lean and Seen

   Find out about past and upcoming events within Being Lean and Seen.

4. Graham Austin interview – Elder Dempster

   As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.

5. James Joyce's "Chamber Music" 

   Background and Description for James Joyce's 'Chamber Music', Dr Gerry Smyth's online learning resource based on Joyce's 36-lyric song sequence.

6. Harry Madden interview – Elder Dempster

   Harry Madden was a Junior Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Harry Madden's interview.

7. Alan Dean interview – Elder Dempster

   Alan Dean was a purser for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Alan's interview.

8. Contact – Faces of Merseyside

   Get in touch with the Faces of Merseyside project via Face Lab.

9. BBC presenter Jane Garvey 'tells it like it is' to students

   Students studying English at LJMU were treated to a special Q&A with the presenter of BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.

10. Derek Bailey interview – Elder Dempster

    Derek Bailey joined Elder Dempster Lines in 1957. In his interview, Derek recalls what it was like living on a ship with a wife and children at home. Derek also speaks about Elder Dempster Lines’ latter years.