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Doug Scott on Everest climb (1975)

Genre

Interview

Doug Scott, who was with Chris Bonington on his Everest climb and who climbed the South West Face with Dougal Haston, describes the expedition, the problems, the challenges and the mountain itself. He...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Commons debate Armagh church killings (1983)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the House of Commons debate of the latest Northern Ireland terrorist killings, at Darkley Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church in South Armagh, and on possible Protestant reaction to the outrage....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Launch of murder hunt after robbery of army wages vehicle (1985)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the launch of a murder hunt following the discovery on a mountain track near Edinburgh of the bodies of two army personnel from Glencorse Barracks and a civilian driver, and their abandoned wages...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Royal ski party hit by fatal avalanche (1988)

Genre

Interview

Two interviews on the avalanche at the Klosters ski resort. 1: Unidentified male on the constant risk of avalanche, even where a ski guide is employed. 2: Unidentified female mountain rescue doctor, who says...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Plight of Kurds in Iraq (1991)

Genre

Interview

Andy Stenton interviews David Jones, Assistant Director of Oxfam, following talks between aid charities and the government over the plight of Kurds in Iraq. He describes the crisis situation in the mountain...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Brian Hayes show (1977)

Genre

Advertisement; Interview; Phone-in; Talk show

John Silkin on the Brian Hayes show. They talk about food prices and farmers’ subsidies and food surpluses in relation to his negotiations with the EEC in Luxembourg. The public then phone in with...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Euro election songs (1984)

Genre

Music; News report

A tongue in cheek report about songs chosen by political parties to rally support in the run up to the European elections. Male reporter not identified. Music from Lindisfarne; Groovers(?); David Steel and...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Air crash in Corsica kills 178 (1981)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the crash of an Inex Adria passenger jet in Corsica. 172 passengers, including three babies, and six crew members died when the DC9 aircraft, on a day trip from Yugoslavia, crashed into the San...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Female record climber dies on K2 (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

Chris Kirkham reports that it seems increasingly likely that Alison Hargreaves, the first woman to conquer Mount Everest alone and without oxygen has died in an avalanche on the world’s second highest...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Mountain climber (1982)

A Reading man is off to Pakistan to climb some of the highest and most dangerous mountains in the world. Stephen Brodrick is part of a climbing expedition attempting to scale several peaks in the western...

ILR South Radio Online Audio