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  2. Ray Riley

    Ray joined Elder Dempster Lines when he was just 16. Ray worked in Hamburg, before returning to Liverpool to marry. Listen to Ray's interview.

  3. Barry Groombridge interview – Elder Dempster

    Barry Groombridge joined Elder Dempster Lines aged 16. Barry’s first voyage was from London to the United States, via West Africa. The voyage lasted nine months. Listen to Barry’s interview to hear about the Christmas he spent with nuns in Madeira and what life was like as a purser at Elder Dempster Lines.

  4. James Joyce's "Chamber Music"

    Video performances, plus commentaries, lyrics, notes and musical notation, for performances 13-16 from Dr Gerry Smyth's musical adaptation of James Joyce's 'Chamber Music'.