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Douglas Bader poem (1983)

Genre

Poetry; News report

Recording on a dial-a-poem service, of a poem by Sandy Gort, which appears to criticise the late and legless Second World War pilot Sir Douglas Bader. Male reciter not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Memories of Douglas Bader from Air Vice Marshall Joe Cox (1982)

Wartime fighter pilot hero Sir Douglas Bader, who collapsed and died suddenly in London early today, aged 72, had many connections with Berkshire. He lived on a farm at Hermitage and, for many years, kept...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Brian Hayes at Heathrow for Concorde inaugural flight (1976)

Genre

Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; News report

Brian Hayes Show from the Tavern in the Sky at Heathrow Airport, on the day of Concorde’s inaugural flight to Bahrain. Interviews with Andrew Wilson, associate editor of the Observer and critic of...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Battle of Britain 40 years on (1980)

Genre

Feature; Jingle; Special

Battle of Britain 40 Years On, compiled and narrated by Richard Robbins. A special programme to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Britain air campaign during the Second World War, looking back...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Save the Children auction (1978)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified Save the Children spokeswoman outlines the workings of a charity auction. Called an American auction, it depends on people sending in cheque donations towards a target figure; the writer of the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio