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Foam furniture fires (1979)

Genre

Interview

Sally Oppenheim MP on fire hazards in certain foam-filled furniture. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Fire at a Reading store; 4 reports of the aftermath (1979)

A Fire in a furniture store in Reading. An interview with the public. They fear that the store will crash down. Phil Coope reports. [Box 3]

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Monty at large (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

In this week’s edition Monty Modlyn visits and tours two traditional craft businesses in London with the context of computerisation and increased mechanisation in British industry. At furniture makers John...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Bugatti exhibition in London (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with vintage car expert, Hugh Conway, about an exhibition of art works by three generations of the Bugatti family at the Royal College of Art, London. Family members designed furniture, sculpture...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Selling off assets (1989)

Genre

Speech

Unidentified (elderly, English?) male speaker on hard-up individuals and states commonly needing to sell their assets: Georgian silver, furniture, Canalettos. Response of audience is one of amusement.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Our kind of town (1979)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; Music

In this week’s edition Keith Howell visits the Fine Art and Antiques Fair at Earls Court Olympia, West London, and interviews exhibition organiser, Marion Deveney(?). He also speaks to stand-holder,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Our kind of town (1980)

Genre

Interview; Documentary

Keith Howell presents this week’s edition of Our Kind of Town. In the first part University of Bristol lecturer, Kenneth Hudson, talks about his new book, Where We Used to Work and what he discovered about...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Thatchers house removal (1990)

Genre

Interview

Description of what will be involved in moving the Thatchers out of 10 Downing Street now Margaret Thatcher has announced her resignation. Says it is not a large job as this is a secondary home and much of...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Design museum in London (1990)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Terence Conran on his new Design Museum in London’s Docklands. He describes its contents-everyday objects from throughout the world and graphics- and talks about what it will give back in...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Lottery helps worthy causes (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a male speaker (not identified - poss. Cyril Stein, Ladbrokes) on the success of their new lottery with tickets being sold at the rate of 10,000 tickets a week at 25 pence each. The profits...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio