A 3.5 min video to introduce 'Spinning the Child: Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records, Radio and Television' (Routledge 2020). The words are the preface to the book. I deliberately wrote it in plain English to express some of the big concepts that underpin the rest of the book in simple everyday language.

Being asked to do talks and interviews around the book, I find myself explaining the contents, my motivations, and my journey through the writing process in different ways to different audiences. Here is a short piece I wrote for my upcoming talk (December 2020) to post-grad students in the Cultures in Education Research, and Music in Education Research Groups at Birmingham City University. My new book, ‘Spinning the Child: ‘Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records