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Gary Glitter on musical role (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Gary Glitter on his starring role in the 1960’s set musical A Slice of Saturday Night which is now touring the UK; what the musical is about; what it is like acting; and what audience...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Policing in 1983 Greenham Common (1984)

An interview from Av769/209/S1, about the Peace Camp demonstration for anti-nuclear protest in 1983. The Chief Constable of The Thames Valley Police says that it was a tough job to control the operation....

ILR South Radio Online Audio

What is life? The Story of Kathleen Ferrier (1987)

'What is Life’ is the story of the Lancashire telephone operator who became one of Britain’s foremost concert singers, and the greatest contralto of her time. Tragically, Kathleen Ferrier died of cancer at...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Interview about an explosion (1986)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified female speaker on what she remembers of an explosion. She describes the scene and what she did to get out of the smoke-filled building (an office block?). She says she did not smell gas. Male...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Wives of hostages fly to Iraq (1990)

Genre

Interview

Lynn Boak of Aberdeen, spokeswomen for a group of women whose husbands are hostages in Iraq (including her husband Derek Boak), talks to David Piper about what they hope to achieve by going to Iraq, what she...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

The night is young (1988)

Genre

Interview

Alison(?) Rose interviews actress Una Stubbs on The Night is Young about her new role on stage in London’s longest running comedy play Run for Your Wife, what made her take the role, what the play is about...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Riots in South Korea (1987)

Genre

News report

Report from the riots in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Describes what is happening, what the police are doing, and the use of tear gas. Male reporter not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Barry Johnson receives George Cross (1990)

Genre

Interview

Army Warrant Officer Barry Johnson speaks to Paul Maurice after receiving the George Cross about the bombs he disarmed at a hospital in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; why he chose to work by hand; what...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Eric Allen on shipping fraud (1978)

Genre

Interview

Eric Allen, Port of London Authority, on shipping fraud. He talks about what it is, the different types of fraud, who is affected by it, and what can be done to stop it. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Shipwreck survivor tells story (1977)

Genre

Interview

Barry Wells was the only survivor of a shipwreck off of the Cornish coast. He explains what happened once the crew abandoned ship, and what caused the wreck. He describes the rescue and comments on losing...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio