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Michael Berkeley on new oratorio Or Shall We Die? (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with composer Michael Berkeley, son of Sir Lennox Berkeley, on his new oratorio on the nuclear weapon threat Or Shall We Die?, with libretto by Ian McEwan, which premieres at The Royal Festival...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

210 Reports Extra: The Elderly: I want to die at home (1983)

210 Reports Extra: The Elderly: I want to die at home. Presented by B.J. [?] Track 1- At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the average life expectancy in Britain was 50 years. In contemporary times it...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Ray Charles in conversation (1985)

Ray Charles, the man they call ‘The Genius’, has been in London for one of his rare gigs in Britain. Today, as his London show proved, he’s still as popular as ever: but die-hard rhythm and blues fans...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Robbie Coltrane on The Pope Must Die (1991)

Genre

Interview; Drama; Advertisement; Jingle; Trailer

Starts with sound excerpts from the film The Pope Must Die. Then Peter Deeley interviews actor and comedian, Robbie Coltrane, following the release of the film in which he stars. He talks about the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Dee Generate leader wants to die before 25 (1977)

Genre

Interview

As the punk era really takes off, mother of Roger Bullen, whose band Dee Generate’s stage antics have been under scrutiny, says the antics are comical, and Roger Bullen himself discusses his wish to die...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Herbert Lom on acting career (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Herbert Lom, who discusses his career in acting and his new role in spoof The Pope Must Die with Robbie Coltrane, released today. David Smith interviews.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Director on Circle of Deceit film (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a German film director (poss. Volker Schlondorff) on a film entitled Circle of Deceit (Die Falschung) based on the late journalist Nicholas Born’s experiences of the civil war in the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Export or die (1982)

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Interview; Documentary; Special

Export or die was the message of the 1970s. Watercraft, a firm in Shoreham which exports 90% of its boats, has just won the Queen’s Award for Industry. Mike Dickin interviews Peter Dunlop of Watercraft...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Tony Bland allowed to die (1992)

Genre

Interview; News report

Peter Deeley reports on the court ruling in favour of Allan and Barbara Bland, who want their son to be allowed to die with dignity after being severely injured in the Hillsborough disaster. Tony Bland is in...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Miners strike - Funeral of David Jones, first miner to die on picket lines (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the funeral of 23 year-old David Jones, the first miner to die on the picket lines in 1984. With comment from Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers; Jack Taylor, leader of...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio