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Reviving the River Thames (1982)

Genre

Interview; Documentary

Mike Carson presents a programme on the River Thames. He is joined by marine biologist Paul Cragg, who tells of the history of the river, from its beginnings to the slow deterioration of the river due to...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Lock keeper accident (1982)

Police have been searching all day for two men missing in the swollen waters of the River Thames. A man is missing at Bray after police with dogs chased two men suspected of breaking into the Oakley Court...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Changes in river policing (1978)

Genre

Interview

Chief Superintendent Sidney Pleese(?) on changes in London’s River Police. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Trip up the Thames (1976)

Genre

Discussion; Documentary; Vox pop

A trip up the Thames by boat gives a general overview of the sights along the River Thames, and presenter Christopher Hourmouzious hears from passengers and tourists on their opinions of the river and the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Thames riverfront development plan (1995)

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

Niki Cardwell reports on the scheme proposed to improve the River Thames and the quality of the riverside by Environment Secretary and minister for London John Gummer, and on the funding of the project....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

New Thames bridge-safety should be priority in design (1989)

Genre

Interview

In the light of the Marchioness river boat tragedy, there’s been calls today for the public inquiry to be reopened into plans for a new bridge across the Thames to the Docklands development site, to...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Thames redevelopment (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with deputy leader of the GLC, Illtyd Harrington, on the need for redevelopment of the River Thames to exploit its commercial potential. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Marchioness disaster - Warning (1989)

Genre

Interview

Don Able, dredger master, on the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger Bowbelle on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). He says he has warned for years that there...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Today’s Thames (1982)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

A programme on the River Thames: its history, its uses, and its possibilities for the future. Museum of London historian Colin Sorensen gives an historical account of the river from Roman times onwards. Dr...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

River Thames a wildlife haven under threat (1996)

Genre

Interview; Documentary

Report by Louise Lear on River Thames as a haven for wildlife; threats from development; interviews with Steve Colclough, Area Fisheries Officer; Rachel Hill, National Rivers Authority.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio