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Magnus Pyke reacts to his OBE (1977)

Genre

Interview

Dr Magnus Alfred Pyke is a British scientist and media figure, who, although apparently quite eccentric and playing up to the mad scientist stereotype, has succeeded in explaining science to a lay audience....

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Science Fiction TV launched (1995)

Genre

News report; Interview; Drama

Jeff Collins reports on the launch of Science Fiction TV - the first satellite channel dedicated to the genre in the UK. Includes extracts and music from the television series, Star Trek; interview with...

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Arthur C. Clarke on satellite communication (1974)

Genre

Interview

Science fiction novelist Arthur C Clarke on the advance of satellite communication, the ability of satellites to broadcast television, the effects on the energy crisis, the role of science fiction in getting...

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I Shall Tell You a Pretty Tale (2017 Audio)

aka: Shakespeare in Science Fiction

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

The performance of Shakespeare’s plays in the future is examined by Sarah Annes Brown, the co-director of the Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England.

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Science and education budget rise (1988)

Genre

Interview

After Nigel Lawson’s statement on the budget, Science and Education Secretary Kenneth Baker has won an overall increase in real terms of 4 percent. John Alcock interviews Baker who says a large part of...

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Kenneth Baker on maths and science in British schools (1988)

Genre

Interview

Peter Murphy interviews Education Secretary, Kenneth Baker about two reports by Duncan Graham and Professor Thompson regarding the performance of British schoolchildren in maths and science subjects compared...

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Sports council 1m grant (1978)

Genre

Interview

Sports Minister Denis Howell on the one million pound grant awarded to the Sports Council and what it will be used for, including aiding athletes by using up-to-date sports science techniques introduced from...

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Football hooliganism (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Dr. Cyril Smith, Secretary of Social Science Research Council, on football hooliganism. Interviewer not identified.

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Hayes on Sunday (1977)

Genre

Interview

Hayes on Sunday revisits the week’s shows and interviews with: James Hunt on his successes in motor racing, his first win of the season at the British Grand Prix, the car, the excitement, the British Grand...

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Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....

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