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Thora Hird on strokes (1995)

Genre

Interview

Simon Bates interviews actor Thora Hird on her religious beliefs, death of her husband by a stroke, and the Stroke Association, whose advertisement campaign she is involved with; she thinks it is important...

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Inventions that changed the world (1985)

A series aimed at the under-16s which takes a lighthearted look at the history of invention. Amongst the subject covered are the use of metals and discovery of bronze, the inventions of modern printing, the...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Stroke victim dies due to NHS shortages (1988)

Genre

News report; Interview

Eve Conway reports on the case of stroke victim, Naomi Dixon(?), who died after she was shuttled between hospitals for seven hours in a desperate hunt for a bed. Her husband, Norman Dixon(?), from...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

P.W. Botha returns to work after stroke (1989)

Genre

News report; Speech

Sean Johnson reports from South Africa on South African President, P.W. Botha returning to office after suffering a stroke; the power struggle between Botha and his possible replacement, F.W. De Klerk; the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Death of former Liberal leader Jo Grimond (1993)

Genre

News report; Speech; Tribute

Report on the death of former Liberal Party leader Lord Jo Grimond who died at the age of 80 after suffering a stroke, and looking back at his achievements. Includes archive speech by Jo Grimond at the 1988...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Kirk Douglas wins Lifetime Achievement award (1996)

Genre

Speech

Hollywood veteran Kirk Douglas, who’s recovering from a stroke, has been honoured at the Oscars with a Lifetime Achievement award. In his acceptance speech, he dedicates it to his wife, Anne.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Michael Smith on vasectomies (1979)

Genre

Interview

Dr Michael Smith, Chief Medical Officer of the Family Planning Association, on the possible impact of vasectomy upon men’s health. Smith reacts to a US study on monkeys which appears to demonstrate a...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Death and burial of Rudolf Hess (1987)

Genre

News report

Report on the death and burial of Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, who had requested a burial in his home town of Wunsiedel but was buried in secret amid fears that his grave may be desecrated or turned...

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Funeral of Oliver Tambo attracts 20,000 (1993)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the funeral of former president of the African National Congress, Oliver Tambo, in Soweto. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, British anti-apartheid movement president The Reverend Trevor Huddleston and...

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Nelson Mandela visits Sweden (1990)

Genre

News report; Press conference

James Bays reports on Nelson Mandela’s first tour outside of Africa since his release from prison. He visited and here pays tribute to his friend and former ANC leader Oliver Tambo, who is recovering from...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio