UK's Last Total Solar Eclipse on 11th August 1999 with BBC Radio 1 Commentary
Channel: Watts' World
Date: 2012-03-12

For some time I've had this clip of audio lying around which I recorded from Radio 1 from when the total solar eclipse happened back on the 11th August, 1999 and thought I'd share it.  The audio features commentary from eclipse specialist Duncan Steel who describes both the "diamond ring" and corona as well as an exclusive track called "Casting A Shadow" composed and written by the Pet Shop Boys for Radio 1.

The video is there for illustrative purposes but I managed to get it synced with the audio perfectly (listen for the cheer for the first diamond ring).

I believe both the audio and video were recorded from Marazion, Penzance in Cornwall, South East England.

For more information about this Total Solar Eclipse, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_11,_1999

This video was featured on Reddit r/videos on 20th August 2017 - https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/6uvu7z/the_1999_total_solar_eclipse_in_europe_looks_like/