Aled discusses with his friend what he will do when his voice breaks and then listens to Ernest Lough. Aled expresses surprise that Lough was recording aged sixteen. Little did he know that he himself would still have his voice at that age.
Three short clips are an illustration of the traditional way boys were taught to sing: 'O For the wings of a Dove' is fom 'Hue and Cry' and also gives a glimpse of war-torn London. The other two clips are from 'Tom Brown's Schooldays': Cockles and Mussels is a great example of how a boy should be trained to sing.
Bob Goff-Glasby brings you a rare clip: the very FIRST filming of King's Colledge, Cambridge on Christmas eve 1940. Does anyone know the name of the soloist? Is he still alive? He must be over eighty, if alive!