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First satellite launch (1987)

Genre

Special

US newsreel of first Soviet satellite launch, the Red Moon, beating the Americans (launch date was 04/10/57). Speaker not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Power FM Launch (1988)

Power FM Launch: first part of a 3-hour show [from 09:58 to 11:05] presented by Bernie Simmons and Pete Wardman. Music throughout with jingles, trails, adverts and news. Some points of interest are at: 19,...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

John Taylor talking with Tim Grundy (1987)

John Taylor of Duran Duran talks about the band’s re-launch, with a new line-up, new album and tour which starts in April (1987).

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Shuttle launch aborted (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special

Andrew Manderstam reports on the aborted launch of the Discovery space shuttle form Cape Canaveral. Astronaut Colonel Loren Shriver comments. Includes actuality of the aborted launch.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Space shuttle Discovery launches smoothly (1984)

Genre

News report; Press conference; Special

Andrew Manderstam reports on the launch of the US space shuttle Discovery after several recent postponements due to technical problems and on its mission including putting communication satellites into...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

NASA re-launch Columbia space shuttle (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

Report on NASA’s re-launch of the Columbia space shuttle and its secret mission as a spy satellite. Includes John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists confirming the satellite is to assess Soviet...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Sputnik 1 launch - Archive newsreel (1982)

Genre

News report; Special

Archive newsreel broadcast (04/10/57) on the launch of the Soviet Sputnik 1 – the world’s first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. Male reporter not identified. Sound in mono.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

BL Metro launch (1980)

Genre

News report

Report on the launch of the new British Leyland Metro car. Male reporter not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Prince Philip’s new book launch (1978)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the launch at the Dorchester Hotel in London, of a new book entitled Environmental Revolution, with patronage by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. Includes speech extracts from the launch by...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Mail on Sunday launch (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Bernard Shrimsley, newspaper editor, on the launch of the new Mail on Sunday. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio