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Possible London Olympic games (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with GLC leader Sir Horace Cutler, on the athletic facilities in London, and the possibility of the city hosting the Olympic games should an international boycott of the Moscow games in 1980 take...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Road to a Royals Record; Reading FC in 1985/86 season - nd [1985-1986]

Road to a Royals Record; Reading Football Club 1985/86. Radio 210 report on breaking the record of straight wins, by winning 13 games in a row. Previous record held by Spurs [11 wins]. [Box 5]

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Short stories (1984)

aka: First Heard Series: 8) A Bowlful of blackberries; 9) A change of diet; 10) See you later heartbreaker; 11) Honeymoon Eclipse.

A series of short stories from the ‘First Heard’ radio programme. This CD contains the following stories: 8) A bowlful of blackberries, by June Hornett; 9) A change of diet, by I. Peresko; 10) See you...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Prince Edward opens 14th Commonwealth games (1990)

Genre

News report; Speech

George Matheson reports from the Mount Smart stadium, Auckland, New Zealand after Prince Edward officially opened the Commonwealth games amid fears of protests. Includes speech by Prince Edward opening the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Sonny Ramphal on Commonwealth Games (1986)

Genre

Speech

Speech by Shridath (or Sonny) Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretary-General, on whether the Commonwealth Games can be saved. He talks about how time is not on their side, and the contribution of the Queen to the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Robert Maxwell on proposed boycott of Commonwealth Games (1986)

Genre

Interview

Robert Maxwell talks about the possible international boycott of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. The boycott is in protest over the British Government’s failure to impose sanctions on...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Commonwealth games positive drugs tests (1990)

Genre

Press conference

Press conference by Peter Tapsell, New Zealand’s Minister for Sport, on the impact of positive drugs tests on the Commonwealth games in Auckland and the success of the games so far. For Update programme.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Olympic Games, Los Angeles (1984)

Genre

News bulletin; News report; Speech

Sports editor Dave Brenner reports on the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles, California. Jeff Stelling describes the scene as the British teams pass in the parade. US...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

15th Commonwealth Games end in Canada (1994)

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

Glyn Perkins reports on the end of the fifteenth Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The event has received a mixed reception with lurid headlines about drug abuse and rows over...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games (1986)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, including excerpt of the opening speech by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. Male reporter not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio