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Rainbow Warrior sinking (1985)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Report on the admission of the French Government in 09/85 that their agents were responsible for the sinking of the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour on 10/07/85. Includes press statement by New...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Revue of the life of the Queen Mother on her 85th birthday (1985)

As you have heard the Queen Mother’s birthday is 85 today - 04-08-1985. She will be celebrating her birthday at Sandringham, where she has been for most of the past week. She will be going to church later...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Scottish Early Music Consort [Programme 3] (1985)

aka: Oswald von Wolkenstein

A series of concerts from the Scottish Early Music Consort (director Warwick Edwards). This Part 3 is a continuation of C1000/012/85/1 and C1000/012/85/2, that features the works of Oswald von Wolkenstein...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Beach standards (1989)

Genre

Interview

Environment Minister Michael Howard talks about how 67% of British beaches meet the new European standards, how long it will be until all beaches will be up to standard and who pays for the improvements....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

MP challenges abusive man (1978)

Genre

Interview

A 67-year-old male MP (not identified - poss. Tom Swain) tells Peter Allen how he used a paralysing judo move to teach an abusive 27-year-old a lesson and how he used to be involved in fairground fighting.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Thatcher on IRA during US visit (1985)

Genre

Interview

Extract from UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s interview for CBS Television during her official two day US visit, in which she states those contributing to the Irish American fund raising organisation...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Honour for hijack pilot John Testrake (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Captain John L. Testrake, pilot of the TWA Boeing 727 hijacked to Beirut in 06/85, on receiving a special award for distinguished conduct in London from the Guild of Air Pilots and Air...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

New York plane crash (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report; Vox pop

Paul Woodley reports from New York on a Colombian airliner crashing on its approach to New York’s Kennedy Airport with 67 known to have died so far. Locals and rescuers talk about what they saw and Dr...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Six-day war anniversary (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Gideon Rafael, former Israeli ambassador to the UK, on the anniversary of the Six-Day War between Israel and neighbouring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria (in 06/67). Male interviewer...

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Harold Pinter on Rushdie fatwa (1989)

Genre

Interview

Playwright, Harold Pinter on the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie. The campaign is attempting to keep the writer’s name in the forefront of people’s minds following the death...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio