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King report on gas explosions (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report; Vox pop

Ed Boyle reports on an inquiry, chaired by Dr. Philip King, into a series of gas explosions in the UK during 1976 and 1977, their causes and recommendations for improving safety; interviews with Kathleen...

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Alabama train disaster survivor (1993)

Genre

Interview

Peter Deeley interviews British survivor and a hero of the Alabama train derailment disaster Clifford Hurst from his hospital bed in Alabama. He speaks of his experience and speculates on what caused the...

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Girl abducted from bed in Dorset (1991)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the abduction of a 7 year-old girl from her room as she slept in a holiday caravan in Dorset, the police hunt and eventual safe return of the girl from the home of paedophile Paul Burton(?) (in...

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Recovery of the Mary Rose from the Solent (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Sir Eric Drake, Chairman of the Mary Rose Trust, on the final progress of the lifting operation moving from the sea bed to a cradle of the Tudor warship, with various famous people to attend...

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IRA terrorists prison breakout (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Malcolm Kemp from his hospital bed, he was shot by two IRA suspects, Nessan Quinlivan and Pearse McAuley, who broke out of Brixton Prison and attempted to commandeer his car. Kemp describes...

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Ealing vicar on forgiveness and justice (1986)

Genre

Interview

The Reverend Michael Saward, seriously injured in the Ealing vicarage attack in which his daughter Jill Saward (not named here) was raped, speaks from his hospital bed on forgiveness and justice, love and...

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Neil Kinnock visits homeless shelter (1988)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on a visit by Labour Party leader, Neil Kinnock to the Bayswater Family Centre for the homeless in west London (16/05/88). Includes a conversation with a mother living in bed and breakfast...

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Ealing Vicarage rape trial concludes (1987)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report of the end of the Ealing Vicarage rape trial, including how the case was solved and the sentences handed down to Martin McCall and Christopher Byrne. Includes also the interview given by Michael...

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DHSS Nomads (1985)

This is the story of some of the young people under 26 who, because of the new DHSS rules, are being forced to roam the country from town to town. Otherwise they stay put where they are on less than £26 a...

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Health service changes (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on proposed changes in the health service with bed cuts as new technology means many patients won’t have to stay overnight. Includes interview with Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley and with...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio