Below you can find the few recordings of Liberal speakers that have survived.

In addition, since 2004 the Journal of Liberal History has been the guardian of an archive containing the full audio recordings of interviews carried out with senior party figures and other liberals by Adrian Slade. For more information about what is in that archive and how to listen to it, see Adrian Slade's article.

Asquith's 1909 budget speech
Asquith‘s 1909 budget speech (3370k)



Linked areas
1895-1910





Churchill speaking in 1918
Churchill speaking in 1918 (4607k)



Linked areas
1910-1929





Lloyd George speaking in 1909
Lloyd George (3693k)



Linked areas
1895-1910





Lloyd George speaking in 1929
Lloyd George speaking in 1929 (2282k)



Linked areas
1910-1929
1929-1956





William Gladstone: rare recording of him speaking
A rare recording of William Gladstone speaking (594k)

Linked people
Gladstone, William Ewart (speaker)

Linked areas
1886-1895