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Pirate radio anniversary (1987)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special

Report on twentieth anniversary of the closure of pirate radio stations in the UK; interview with DJ Johnnie Walker; archive broadcasts of Radio City, Radio Caroline and Radio London; John Birch of Radio...

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Radio City Proms 1985 - Family Night [Part 2] (1985)

Rossini Overture - The Thieving Magpie; Dvorak - Two Slavonic Dances; Weinberger - Schwanda the Bagpiper; Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave; Sibelius - Finlandia; Enescu - Roumanian Rhapsody no.1; Widor - Toccata...

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Planned Meccano closure (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview about a protest against the planned closure of the Meccano toy factory in Liverpool. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified. Broadcast on Radio City. In 2 parts.

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Ken Dodd acquitted on tax evasion charges (1989)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Rob Jowkowski(?) reports on the acquittal of comedian Ken Dodd, following the verdict of a trial where he was accused of tax evasion. Includes press interview outside the court. Broadcast on Radio City.

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Anniversary of pirate stations ban (1992)

Genre

Interview; Jingle; News report; Special

Paul Rowley commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the outlawing of offshore pirate radio stations. Includes clips and idents from the pirate stations and interviews with Kenny Everett; former...

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Calls to scrap football ID cards scheme (1990)

Genre

Interview

Liam O’Donoghue interviews Chairman of the Liverpool City Council Hillsborough Working Party, councillor Harry Chase, on their demands to scrap the controversial football ID scheme the government had...

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Harry Rimmer urges football fans not to seek revenge for Heysel Stadium disaster (1990)

Genre

Interview

The leader of Liverpool City Council, Harry Rimmer urges football fans in Turin not to seek revenge for the Heysel Stadium disaster ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final against Germany. Male interviewer...

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Hillsborough disaster - Kenny Dalglish on playing again (1989)

Genre

Interview

Liverpool Football Club’s player-manager Kenny Dalglish on how the club is a family club, how it does not want to play any matches for the time being, and how nothing is worth deaths. Male interviewer not...

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Operation Cheater (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Fraud squad officers investigating allegations of corrupt land deals involving Liverpool City Council between 1985 and now have descended on 60 premises, arresting 22 people including former deputy council...

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Golborne mine explosion (1979)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Radio City’s Kieran Devaney reports on the tragedy that has struck Golborne mine, where an explosion killed 3 men, and left 8 badly burned. Speaking are mining boss Julian Griffiths, rescue worker Geoff...

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