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Balcombe Street siege (1977)

Genre

Interview

Jill Lourie interviews Sheila and John Matthews, hostages in the IRA Balcombe Street siege (1975) after the end of the resulting court case in 1977; about their memories of the event and how they hate the...

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Matthews People: Sir Alastair Steedman nd [1975-1986]

Mike Matthews interviews Air Chief Marshall, Sir Alastair Steedman. He talks about his life and war experiences. [Box 1]

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Celebrity interview (1989)

aka: Bob Holness in conversation with Francis Matthews

An interview with the actor Francis Matthews.

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Engaged couple killed in Japan air crash (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Peter Matthews and Alison Matthews, father and sister of Briton Kim Matthews, killed along with his Japanese fiancee Masako Nishiguchi, in the Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash (12/08/85)....

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Arthur Matthews, ex-butler on Idi Amin (1977)

Genre

Interview

Part of an interview by Peter Sharp with Arthur Matthews, former butler of Ugandan President, Idi Amin. He speaks about Amin’s personality and habits and his own fear of being sent to prison and mixed...

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Victor Matthews on Express strike (1977)

Genre

Interview

Victor Matthews, Chairman of the Trafalgar House Group, on the end of the Daily Express strike. Male interviewer not identified.

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The night is young (1988)

Genre

Interview

Gill Pyrah talks to English actor, Francis Matthews, about his outing as Sherlock Holmes, and his life in the theatre before the Holmes role. They also discuss his early career, and his rise into the world...

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Victor Matthews on problems in Fleet Street (1978)

Genre

Interview

Victor Matthews, Chief Executive of Express Newspapers, on newspaper distribution problems in Fleet Street, and customer reaction to non-delivery. Male interviewer not identified. Constant banging (printing...

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Trafalgar buys Beaverbrook (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Victor Matthews, managing director of Trafalgar House, on Trafalgar Group taking over as chairman and chief executive of Beaverbrook Newspapers; motives and changes he’ll make.

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Large donation for Stoke Mandeville spinal unit (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with sportsman and fundraiser Jimmy Savile about receiving two million pounds from Chairman Lord Matthews and the Express newspaper readership towards Britain’s first spinal injury unit at Stoke...

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