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Death of Roy Orbison (1988)

Genre

Interview; News report; Obituary

Nashville radio DJ, Paul Randall Dickerson (aka Possum Riley) reports on the death of singer and songwriter Roy Orbison (06/12/88). Includes archive interview with Orbison, and comment by Melanie Lamb,...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.8: Programme 8 of a weekly news and sports review (1986)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 8 Programme 8 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 5 December 1986. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK...

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Roy Hattersley on crime rate rise (1991)

Genre

Interview

Political correspondent Paul Rowley interviews shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley on the rising crime rates and what he thinks the government has done wrong- including need for more police officers.

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Death of Roy Orbison (1988)

Genre

Interview; Obituary; Tribute

Peter Russell reports on the recent death of US singer Roy Orbison. Includes archive interview with Orbison and excerpts of his most famous songs; Nashville radio DJ, Paul Randall Dickerson (aka Possum...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Women priests to be ordained in London (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Religious affairs correspondent Lawrence Spicer reports as the Church of England prepares to ordain its first women priests for London. The ordinations in St Paul’s Cathedral in London will be conducted by...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

British Leyland strike (1977)

Genre

Interview

Roy Fraser, British Leyland tool room workers’ strike committee leader, is interviewed by Paul Woodley on the affects of the strike on the company and its future, events leading to the strike and possible...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Michael Bentine interview (1995)

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Special

Simon Bates interviews comedian Michael Bentine about release of BBC Best of Bentine audio recordings (produced by Jamie Rix); about coping with cancer; views on the afterlife; Roy Castle; Paul Daniels;...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Brian Hayes show (1978)

Genre

Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in

Brian Hayes on the Great Train Robbery of 1963. In discussion with Piers Paul Read on his book, The Train Robbers, based on recollections of the robbers themselves. Also with the book’s contributors, Roy...

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Drugs smuggling ring busted by police and customs (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on an unidentified organisation that was behind a drugs smuggling operation for five years (1983-1988), importing huge quantities of cannabis into Britain. The ringleaders were Roy Crack and Paul...

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Women priests to be ordained in London (1994)

Genre

Interview

Religious affairs correspondent Lawrence Spicer talks to the Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Roy Williamson about the ordination of women priests in St Paul’s Cathedral in London this weekend. He...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio