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New Rolls Royce engine (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Humphrey Wood, Rolls Royce, on new engine to generate electricity as a sideline to supplying engines for Concorde. Interviewer not identified. Sound level low.

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Morning Call Archive No.12: A selection of interviews: David Shepherd; David Taylor - nd [1985]

Morning Call Archive No.12: A selection of interviews from Radio Victory’s Morning Call archive reel by the station. TRACKS 1-3 DAVID SHEPHERD. TRACK 1- In - Ten sixteen on Radio Victory ... David Shepherd...

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Rolls wins contract to supply Boeing 757 engines (1978)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified North American male speaker discusses Rolls-Royce winning a contract to manufacture engines for the Boeing 757. Speaker claims that aggressive salesmanship made the difference. Male interviewer...

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Kegworth air disaster-problems with Boeing engines (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with an American male pilot (not identified) on problems with the engines on Boeing 737s following the crash of a British Midland Boeing aircraft on the M1 near Kegworth, Leicestershire (08/01/89)....

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Laker uses US engines in aircraft (1978)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on controversy over Freddie Laker’s decision to use American engines fron General Electric Motors rather than British Rolls Royce engines in his aircraft. With negative reaction from Lbour MP Walter...

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Kegworth air disaster - Wreckage recovery progress (1989)

Genre

Interview

Kegworth air disaster. Progress at the crash site, with the detachment and recovery of the central part of the fuselage from the M1 motorway leaving the two engines which are to be the focus of the main part...

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Kegworth air disaster-Boeing defend engine safety (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with David Jimenez, Boeing Company, following the crash of a British Midland Boeing 737 on the M1 near Kegworth, Leicestershire (08/01/89). He says they still have confidence in their aircraft and...

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Tony Benn on energy conservation (1977)

Genre

Interview

Energy Secretary Tony Benn declares his plans to spend 300 million pounds on energy conservation over 4 years. He claims the returns on this programme could be as large as 700 million pounds a year, in ten...

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Aerospace industry buying British? (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports on whether British companies should buy British after British Airways awarded its Boeing 777 contract to American firm General Electric Engines, abandoning its...

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Bernard Cribbins and The Railway Children (1988)

Genre

Interview

Henry Kelly interviews actor and author Bernard Cribbins about his new book, Along the Lines with Bernard Cribbins - a collection of poems about steam engines and transport. He speaks of his childhood and...

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