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Release of Mosley files (1983)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the release of government papers regarding the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Oswald Mosley. Freedom of information campaigner Fred Mallin(?) talks about the files which were not...

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World War II anniversary - Archive recordings (1989)

Genre

Interview; Special; Speech; Vox pop

Series of archive (mostly BBC) recordings from the Second World War. Includes recordings of Neville Chamberlain; Adolf Hitler; Lionel Marson; S.J. de Lotbiniere; Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth...

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Our kind of town (1980)

Genre

Interview

Our Kind of Town, presented by Keith Howell. This episode focuses on two London authors - John Clive, author of The Last Liberator, and Tony Aldous, author of The Illustrated London News Book of London’s...

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Nazi war criminals escaped prosecution (1988)

Genre

News report; Interview

Leading post-war politicians and civil servants are being accused of a massive cover up which allowed some of the most vicious members of Hitler’s SS to escape prosecution in Britain. The war criminals...

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Rudolf Hess obituary (1987)

Genre

Feature; Obituary

Dave Loyn presents a feature on the death of Rudolf Hess. Includes Hess’s sentencing at the Nuremberg Trials; Wolf Rudiger Hess’s account of his father’s flight to Britain; Lord Douglas-Hamilton...

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Sir John Colville interview (1985)

Mike Matthews talks to Sir John Colville, personal private secretary to Sir Winston Churchill during the last war. Sir John discusses the early days of the war when he worked for Chamberlain... the...

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The voice of Winston Churchill (1982)

Genre

Special; Speech

Second of two-part special, The Voice of Winston Churchill, with recordings taken from the Decca 12 record album, Winston Churchill: His Memoirs and His Speeches 1918 to 1965. Includes Churchill on his...

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Mount up the wings (1981)

Genre

Feature; Special

Mount Up the Wings, a documentary in memory of the Battle of Britain and Britain during the Second World War. With interviews (ex-service personnel, not identified) and dramatised sections. Looks at the...

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Our kind of town (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and investigates the London water supply system past and present. Visits the Metropolitan Water Authority headquarters to talk to...

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50 years of royal broadcasts (1980)

Genre

Feature; Special

50 Years of Royal Broadcasts. Looks at the history and image of the Royal family and the way they have used the media. This section contains many archive broadcasts from 1924-1945 including: first ever...

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