Recovering the last recordings from a machine decommissioned decades ago. In this video I’m attempting to find out what’s on a set of tape cartridges discovered in a disused comms room at a railway station. The video follows the process through, from figuring out the most likely tape track layout, to transferring the tapes and ultimately playing them back. CHAPTERS 00:00 Background Information 02:32 A look at the carts 04:41 A NAB cart 05:25 DJ Jingles 06:44 The Ansafone machine 07:27 Choosing a suitable tape player 09:28 Re-spooling & recording 11:17 THE ANNOUNCEMENT 12:11 Analysis 13:40 Round up 14:48 Credits