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  1. Piper Alpha - Recovery of bodies (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    The North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha was sunk following an explosion killing 167 men. An unidentified male speaker discusses how they will recover the bodies from the platform, the difficulties they will...

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  2. Piper Alpha disaster report (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Lord Cullen’s report on the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster is a new framework for safety says a spokesman from the Department of Energy (not identified). He defends the department despite the report...

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  3. Memorial service for the Piper Alpha tragedy (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    From Aberdeen, Lorraine Davidson reports on the memorial service for the Piper Alpha disaster at St Nicholas Church with sermon from offshore chaplain Andrew Wylie and speech by hospital chaplain from Royal...

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  4. Piper Alpha oil platform destroyed (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Occidental Petroleum spokesman Alex Blake-Milton on the demolition of the Piper Alpha oil platform: why they chose to detonate earlier than planned, how the demolition went, relief at its finally having...

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  5. Red Adair on the Piper Alpha tragedy (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Andy Stenton reports on the aftermath of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. American troubleshooter, Red Adair, who was brought in to work on the unstable structure talks to press about the scale of the...

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  6. Piper Alpha oil rig disaster (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Lisa Hampele reports on the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster where one hundred and sixty-six workers died. Includes interviews with Bob Valentine, survivor, revealing that he reported a gas leak forty-eight...

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  7. First Amateur Women’s Sculling Championship

    Date released
    20 Sep 1928
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    1539
    NoS ID
    087120
    Story no
    7 / 9
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Miss Margaret Barff (Alpha RC) wins title from 3 other competitors over historic course in 26 mins 53 secs.

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  8. North Sea oil offshore safety (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    As the fifth 24-hour stoppage in 17 days hits Britain’s North Sea oil industry this morning, relatives and survivors of the 1988 Piper Alpha tragedy have been expressing their support for the striking...

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  9. Piper Alpha disaster - Public inquiry (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    A survivor of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, John Wood describes the inferno which nearly took his life. Alex Blake Milton reveals that the platform was nearly destroyed by a saboteur a year before the...

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  10. Piper Alpha oil rig disaster compensation talks (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Andy Stenton reports from Aberdeen on a fight for compensation for families of victims of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. Lawyers representing the families have been in talks with platform owners...

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