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Network - Field and Hedgerow (1984)

Genre

Feature

Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies, adapted for radio and read by Sean Street. Richard Jefferies was a Victorian journalist, and author of three books. His last essays were...

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Last Temptation of Christ - Censorship debate (1988)

Genre

Interview; News report

The Last Temptation of Christ - a film which depicts Jesus Christ dreaming of having sex with Mary Magdalene - has caused outrage in the Church. Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification...

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Navy’s last Daring class destroyer to be scrapped (1981)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the scrapping of the Royal Navy’s last destroyer in the Daring class - HMS Diamond. Includes an interview with Ken Fincken, whose firm in London won the contract to scrap the vessel.

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Last edition of London Evening news (1980)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the publication of the last edition of the London Evening News newspaper. Includes interviews with Felix Barker, drama and film critic; Guy Schofield, former editor; Ken Allen(?), journalist....

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Religious film causes fanatics to protest (1988)

Genre

Interview

Screenwriter Paul Schrader on his controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ which Christian activists are trying to get local authorities to ban and lead actor, Willem Dafoe comments on playing Jesus....

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Last manned offshore lighthouse goes automatic (1996)

Genre

Interview

Britain’s last manned offshore lighthouse says good-bye to its keepers today for the final time. From tomorrow the Hanois lighthouse in the Channel Islands is to be automated and run by solar power. Head...

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Last Welsh pit pony retires (1992)

Genre

News report; Interview

Phil Mercer reports on the retirement of British Coal’s last surviving pit pony. 26 year-old Welsh has worked his last few years at the Big Pit mining museum in Gwent, South Wales. He’s moving to an...

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Last Cromwell Street murder victims named (1994)

Genre

Interview

Intreview with Detective Superintendent John Bennett, leading the inquiry into the 25 Cromwell Street murders, on the naming of the last 2 of 9 victims as 15-year-old Shirley Hubbard and 21-year-old Therese...

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The Last emperor (1988)

A feature on ‘The Last Emperor’, in which Jeremy Thomas, the film’s producer, describes the problems he faced as the first western film maker to produce a film about modern day China. How did he find the...

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Conservative conference last day (1986)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the last day of the Conservative Party conference. Focuses on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech on defence policy and her criticism of Labour policy on defence, the police, the judiciary...

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