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  1. Writer, Carla Lane, on receiving OBE (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Carla Lane, playwright and television writer, speaking about receiving an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Male reporter not identified.

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  2. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the departure from the USA back to the Soviet Union of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the reclusive Russian writer who made the world aware of the Soviet labour camp system. Shopkeeper Joe Allen of...

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  3. Salmon Rushdie interview on Kaleidoscope (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; Special; Speech

    Interview on the BBC Radio 4, Kaleidoscope programme (presented by Paul Allen) with writer, Salman Rushdie. The author talks about his life and work, and the ethics of being a writer. This interview was...

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  4. Sherlock Holmes and London (1981)

    Genre
    Feature; Special

    An exploration of the historical context and characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. With contributions from H.R.F. Keating, crime fiction writer; Sir Hugh Green, writer and...

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  5. Thatcher on international relations and foreign affairs (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Speech

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gives a speech at the Diplomatic and Commonwealth Writer’s Association dinner on its 21st anniversary. The president of the association (not identified) speaks about their...

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  6. Agatha Christie on tenth anniversary of The Mousetrap (1989)

    Genre
    Speech

    Crime writer Agatha Christie speaking at the Savoy Hotel in 1962, aged 72, on the occasion of the tenth year of her stage play, The Mousetrap.

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  7. Germaine Greer on abortion (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Interview with writer Germaine Greer on women’s abortion rights. The interview takes place at a demonstration against William Benyon’s bill seeking amendment of the law on abortion. Male reporter not...

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  8. After eight special - The secret war (1980)

    Genre
    Documentary; Interview; Special; Speech

    The Secret War. This After Eight Special programme examines the use of espionage during the Second World War and its influence on spying during the present Cold War. Also looks at the history of the security...

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  9. Play about immigration detention (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Karim Alrawi, writer of the play, Alien, on the conditions in immigration centres. The theatre hosting the play has been attacked twice since it opened. Female interviewer not identified.

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  10. Mike Tyson release from jail (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Sports writer for Today newspaper Roy Collins talks about the pay packet for Mike Tyson’s first fight after his release from serving prison sentence for rape. Interviewer not heard.

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