The Inventor of Stereo: The Life and Works of Alan Dower Blumlein - by Robert Charles Alexander

Dora Media Productions 26'43"

A ull-length documentary to accompany the book of the same name.

Alan Blumlein - Inventor and Engineer

IET 1' 11'' 40'''

Simon Blumlein discusses his father at Solent University for thr Institute of Engineering and Technology

Alan Blumlein's Stereo Model

EMI Archive Trust  0'45"

Built by Alan Blumlein in the 1930s to illustrate the concept of his revolutionary recording invention - stereo.

The Blumlein stereo microphone technique

Paul McGowan, PS Audio 6'46"

Alan Blumlein was the genius that invented stereo. How did he use microphones to build that first stereo system?

Stereo Recording

Mr Soundman 2'10"

A short documentary on the history of stereophonic sound development.

Halifax V9977 Memorial Unveiling - 9 June 2019

Dora Media Productions 37'01"

00'01" - Halifax V9977 Memorial Unveiling

Blumlein Documentary Shorts 2002 & "009 - by Robert Charles Alexander

Dora Media Productions 3'17"

A short documentary by the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Who was Alan Dower Blumlein?

EMI Archive Trust 1'04"

Simon Blumlein discusses his father.

Neville Thiele on Alan Dower Blumlein

Audio Engineering Society 2'35"

AES Oral History - Neville Thiele explains his connection with Alan Blumlein.

Trains at Hayes Station - the world's first film with stereo sound by Alan Blumlein

Ambi Ambino 0'39"

Trains At Hayes - the world's first film with stereo sound by Alan Blumlein.

Blumlein's Long-Tail Pair in general terms

DeepBlueHart 11'55"

Explaining the long-tail pair as a general concept as described in Alan Dower Blumlein's patent.

Hear the first ever stereo: blumlein's recordings from eighty years ago

Vision & Technology 5'00"

Hear some of the first ever stereo music put on disc over 80 years ago by Alan Blumlein at Abbey Road Studios.

The history of the stereo micing technique

J Shot Productions 12'02"

A brief history of stereo ambient acquisition techniques.

Steve Albini on Alan Blumlein

Crate Records 6'34"

Steve Albini an electronics engineer from Hampstead, London, United Kingdom, talks about Alan Dower Blumlein.

Alan Dower Blumlein  - Technical Grammy Award Sky News

Alan Blumlein (Sky News) 5'39"

Alan Blumlein News Interview on the announcement of the Alan Dower Blumlein Technical Grammy.

Alan Dower Blumlein - Perfecting Stereo Sound (1935)

EMI Archive Trust 02'30"

00'11" - Walking & Talking #2

00'55" - Stick Trick

01'32" - Move The Orchestra

Alan and Simon Blumlein at Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road 3'56"

Exclusive interview with Alan’s Son and Grandson where they discuss his work and ground-breaking contributions to music.

Invention of Stereo Sound : Alan Blumlein and 'Walking & Talking'

Abbey Road 1'49"

A film made by EMI engineer Alan Blumlein, the inventor of stereo sound, to demonstrate his creation.

Alan Dower Blumlein - Technical Grammy Announcement

ITV News 3'56"

Simon Blumlein ITV News Interview on the announcement of the Alan Dower Blumlein Technical Grammy.

Alan Dower Blumlein - The first name in stereo

IET 3'47"

A short documentary by the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

First Stereo on disc - Hear Blumlein's complete demo tracks in stereo

Sound and Technology 09'24"

In 1934, Alan Blumlein was in Abbey Road studios recording the first stereo tracks on disc, having developed the complete stereo concept and technology that we still use 80 years later.

Blumlein Binaural Films and Binaural Recording Tests (1931-1938)

00'56" - Walking and Talking 

01'33" - Trains at Hayes Station

02'15" - Ride of the Valkyries 

02'56" - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams (1977)

00'26" - The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams

Television Comes to London (1936)

00'23" - Television Comes to London

Abbey Road Blumlein Plaque Presentation (2015)

00'01" - Abbey Road Blumlein Plaque Presentation

The Discovery of Television (1966)

00'15" - The Discovery of Television

The Unveiling of the Radar Memorial Window at Goodrich Castle - 7 June 1992

00'55" - The Unveiling of the Radar Memorial Window at Goodrich Castle

The History of Television Development (1985)

00'06" - The History of Television Development