The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
Che Guevara / SmokingERNESTO GUEVARA Known as CHE GUEVARA Latin American guerrilla leader and revolutionary theorist. Listening to an address in Santiago de Cuba. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT* Date: 1928 - 1967
Chopin Concert RadziwillFREDERIC CHOPIN Prince Antoni Radziwill, a long admirer of Chopins talents invites him to play at the palace in Berlin
Queen Victoria and Munshi Abdul Karim, 1900Queen Victoria, Empress of India, listening to a despatch describing the elation of the troops at the services they had rendered to the Queen. Her Indian servant, Munshi Abdul Karim, supports her
His Broadcast Masters Voice by George StuddyA spoof on the famous His Masters Voice logo featuring a dog listening to a gramophone; Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy
Policeman at a police call boxA policeman on the phone at a police public call box on a London street
Frederic Chopin / PreludesFREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his preludes
Bonzo adds a fifth to the quartetBonzo, listening to music on the radio, adds a fifth to the quartet, and starts to howl. Date: 1923
St Hilda / Whitby / ReidSAINT HILDA OF WHITBY Anglo-Saxon abbess, receiving a visit from Caedmon
George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo with loudspeakerGeorge Ernest Studdy, Bonzo listening to a loudspeaker -- his masters voice, no doubt. The pencil marks/lines show potential cropping of the image for onward design usage
Penguins & GramophonePenguins listening to the gramophone, during the summer. Date: 1908-1909
The Tune That He Loved Best by David Wright, showing a woman sat listening to a gramaphone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Brooke and SuppliantsSIR JAMES BROOKE Rajah of Sarawak, listening to suppliants who come to him asking for his help or intervention
The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist by Pieter Brueghel thePieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
My First Sermon by John Everett MillaisA little girl, wearing a red cape and fur muff, sits primly alert on a church pew listening to her first sermon. See Millaiss companion picture
Precocious Teenage GirlA rather spoilt teenage girl, lying with her feet up, scoffing a box of chocolates whilst listening to her latest 78 gramophone records!
Storytelling to children on the beach during the summerChildren sitting on the beach listening to stories
John Wesley, Methodist preacher, in action out of doors at a market cross. Date: 18th century
Christmas CarolsA mid-ninteenth century scene showing a Victorian householder with his wife and children standing on their porch listening to carol singers
Listening to RecordsA teenage girl with a bouffant hairdo puts her Cliff Richard album on the record player
Disraeli / Parl SpeechBENJAMIN DISRAELI 1st Earl of Beaconsfield; statesman, Prime Minister and novelist speaking in parliament. Date: 1804 - 1881
Futuristic news broadcastA futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine
Teacher reading to infants, Brentwood, Essex
Dr J D Cockcroft listening for atomic disintegrationDr John D Cockcroft listening for sounds indicating atomic disintegration brought about by the bombardment with high-velocity protons of the lithium nucleus
Children listening to a tuba player, Berlin, 1945Photograph showing a group of children listening to a man playing a tuba in Berlin, just after the end of the Second World War in Europe, August 1945
Children / Seaside StoryChildren sitting on the beach listening to an old fisherman telling a story
Thomas Edison / La NatureTHOMAS ALVA EDISON Listening to the first phonogram sent to New York from England
Western passengers on a Nile steamerA group of western passengers on a Nile steamer, listening to a young woman play the piano
Alican Land, We Have All Had A LessonA WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image depicts a gathering of Alican Land animals, listening to the Prime Minister's speech
Ministers And The Republican DefenceA pair of sketches of French ministers, the first shows a man listening closely to the chest of a larger man, saying Don't worry, you have nothing on your mind
L'Heure Des BetisesThis illustration's title translates to The Hour Of Nonsense, and depicts a smiling young lady listening to a floating child satyr or faun creature whispering in her ear. Date: circa 1901
Minerve Visitant Les Neuf Muses Sur Le Mont HeliconThis sketch depicts the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva, visiting the nine muses at the edge of a woodland on Mount Helicon, the site of two sacred springs, the Aganippe and the Hippocrene
Military SpeakerA pastel painting which shows a crowd of people listening to a military man, who is speaking from an elevated position, onlookers are also viewing from the high terrace above. Date: circa 1920
MalaqueraThis pencil drawing captures a musical scene in which a closely packed gathering of people are listening to some guitar players outside a building in the evening. Date: circa 1920
The Teller Of TalesThis illustration shows a man, engaging with a crowd of transfixed people, eagerly listening to the stories he has to tell. Date: circa 1915
NatashaThis artwork shows two women in conversation, sat in a living room, a man is standing by listening in. Date: circa 1918
The Curtain IllustrationAn illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain
Caricature illustration, Highland Bull with radio aerial, with herdsman listening below. Captioned, Things seen and heard'
Gramophone, United States, Paris Exhibition of 1889Gramophone demonstration, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889
Lifeguard observing Martial Music Date: 1894
Socrates (c 469399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopheSocrates (c.469-399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Socrates in prison before being sentenced to death. Colored engraving
Enver Hoxha's speech in Mallakast; AlbaniaA huge crowd gather in Mallakast;to hear the Albanian leader Enver Hoxha speak to the people from a balcony, along with other officials. Date: c. 1970s
Ray Bernard, left-wing campaigner, giving a speechRay Bernard, a left-wing political campaigner, giving a speech in the street. Various people have stopped to listen. Date: circa 1950s
David Owen, Labour and SDP politicianDavid Owen (David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, b 1938), British politician, served as Foreign Secretary (1977-1979) for the Labour government
Aneurin Bevan, sitting in an audienceAneurin Bevan, also known as Nye Bevan (1897-1960), Welsh Labour politician. He served as Minister of Health in the mid-20th century
The Ferrer trial in BarcelonaFrancisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion. The photograph shows Ferrer, top left
Crowd listening to live music on the bandstand in Battersea Park, London. Date: late 1890s
DEVONSHIRESPENCER COMPTON CAVENDISH 8TH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE (1833 - 1908), Politician, speaking in the House of Lords on 9 February 1892 on the death of Prince Albert Victor. Date: 1892
