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New Pope John Paul I (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a male British speaker about the new pope, Cardinal Albino Luciani - who will be known as Pope John Paul I – his background, approach and policies and the implications for the church. (He...

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BL toolmakers dispute (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Michael Portasnik, managing director of Executive Leasing, on an offer by a consortium of London businessmen to pay the £7 a week pay increase demanded by the 33 striking toolmakers at...

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Bernard Braine on methane terminal hazard (1978)

Genre

Interview

Bernard Braine, Conservative MP for South East Essex, claims that the methane terminal on Canvey Island represents a major hazard to the 33,000 people living there. Braine says that something needs to be...

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Major Geoff Ward on unexploded bomb in Docklands (1988)

Genre

Interview

The delicate operation to defuse a massive wartime bomb is continuing in Docklands this evening, with a wide area of Limehouse still sealed off. Leading the UXB team is Major Geoff Ward of the Army’s 33...

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Pope John Paul II assassination attempt (1981)

Genre

News report; Special

Broadcasts in various languages from Vatican Radio announcing and describing the attempted assassination and wounding of Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City...

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Labour MP accused of treachery (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with an angry male Labour MP (not identified) on being accused of being a traitor with 33 other MPs in the press over his non-military stance on the Gulf crisis. He plans to sue for what he sees as...

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New Pope John Paul I (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with the female cousin (not identified) of the new pope, Albino Luciani - who will be known as Pope John Paul I. She says she knew for a while he was in the running but has never met him as she has...

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Child kept in cupboard for five years (1978)

Genre

Interview

Deputy Sheriff Jim Barland on how a 7 year-old American girl, Rebecca Holmes, remained locked in a small cupboard for 5 years. Danny Holmes, 33, and Alicia Hernandez, 30, now in prison, believed their child...

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Syndicate member learns of lottery win (1996)

Genre

Interview

Camden Council worker Christine Winter tells how a colleague turning up for work this morning was the only member of their 33-strong lottery syndicate who didn’t already know that they’d won over...

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The Blue Riband...33 years on (1985)

A documentary about the ‘Blue Riband’ award recieved by the ship with the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing.

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