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Richard Crockett on North Sea mining (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Richard Crockett, Institute of Geological Science, on the possibility of mining for coal under the North Sea. He speaks of the technical difficulty of mining under the sea, the costing,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Colour Supplement No.7: interview and music programme (1990)

COLOUR SUPPLEMENT No.7: interview and music programme presented by Amanda Ware on Saturday evenings on Ocean Sound North, The Light FM [?] transmitted 21:02-21:58. CD7- South Sea Belles, Ladies Morris...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Seasons in the sun (1985)

This is a special programme to mark the centenary of one of Lancashire’s most famous landmarks. The pier at St.Annes-on Sea was 100 years old in June 1985. The programme traces the history of the pier in...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Ekofisk oilfield accident (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Tony Benn, UK Energy Secretary, on the Ekofisk oil blowout in the North Sea on 22/04/77. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Denis Healey on North Sea oil (1978)

Genre

Interview

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey talks on the importance of North Sea Oil. Male interviewer not identified.

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James Callaghan on North Sea oil (1978)

Genre

Speech

Prime Minister James Callaghan in the House of Commons outlining plans for using the benefits of North Sea oil to create steady expansion.

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Submarine trapped in North Sea (1978)

Genre

Interview; News report

Paul Woodley interviews Margaret Jones, wife of James Jones, one of two men trapped in a submarine on the bottom of the North Sea. Their vessel, the P & O-owned PC9, became entangled in a cable while working...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ekofisk oilfield accident (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report

Interview with Red Adair, American oil field firefighter, on the need for disaster vessel and training programmes to cater for North Sea oil accidents; follows the blow out in the Ekofisk oilfield, Bravo oil...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Sea Empress disaster (1996)

Genre

News report

Time’s running out to stop a crippled oil tanker, Sea Empress, sinking off Milford Haven in Wales. Helicopter crews are braving appalling weather in an attempt to get a salvage team back onto the Sea...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

North Sea divers’ tax claims (1978)

Genre

Interview

Alan Capper interviews a male spokesman for the North Sea Divers on victory over their tax claims and the Government’s agreement to change the tax system.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio