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People Express first flight (1983)

Genre

Interview

Paul Maurice interviews the male reservation co-ordinator (not identified) after the inaugural flight of the People Express low budget airline from Newark airport in the United States to London Gatwick on...

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Baghdad bomb damage (1991)

Genre

News report

Report from Baghdad on the damage inflicted by the allied Gulf War bombing to the telephone company headquarters. Male reporter not identified. Audio crackly in places.

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Airport proposals - Stansted site? (1979)

Genre

Interview

Michael Newman, Chairman of the Stansted Action Committee, on the possibility of the Essex village being used as a site for London’s third airport. Male interviewer not identified. Telephone interview. In...

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Labour view on BA privatisation (1982)

Genre

Interview

Telephone interview with Labour shadow Trade Secretary John Smith responding to the announcement by trade minister Iain Sproat about the Government’s decision to sell off British Airways before the next...

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Ombudsman on role and phone tapping (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Cecil Clothier QC, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Adminstration (Ombudsman), on his role and on recent controversy over phone tapping and electronic eavesdropping. Male interviewer not...

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American backed Titanic venture (1980)

Genre

Interview

Telephone interview with a Texas oilman (not identified - poss. Jack Grimm) on the venture to recover the wreck of the liner The Titanic from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Female intreviewer not identified.

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Gemma Knight’s liver transplant (1984)

See also AV769/330/S1, AV769/361/S1 and AV769/370/S1. An interview by telephone with the father of the little girl Gemma Knight that is undergoing medical tests. [Box 2]

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Brian Cobby on becoming the speaking clock (1984)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Brian Cobby on becoming the new voice of British Telecom’s talking clock. Female interviewer not identified.

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Ben Dunne returns home safely (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker (first name apparently Dermot) on a telephone call he received from businessman Ben Dunne on his (Dunne’s) release by the IRA, shortly followed by Dunne’s return home. Male...

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Harry Secombe on his knighthood (1981)

Genre

Interview

Telephone interview with Harry Secombe about being awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Male interviewer not identified.

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