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The space race (1978)

Genre
News report; Press conference

Norman Beebe reports on the space race, which the United States entered 20 years ago today with the launch of its first satellite into orbit. Recently, the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 was powered by a nuclear...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Project HOTOL (1987)

Genre
Interview; News report

Report on the future for project HOTOL (Horizontal Take-Off and Landing - space aircraft that could take off from normal airports) after Trade Minister Kenneth Clarke would not put any more funds into the...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Margaret Thatcher interview (1987)

Genre
Interview

Peter Murphy interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Discussion of the Zircon spy satellite project, which was leaked by Duncan Campbell of the New Statesman. On the timing of the next election...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Secret Society seizure (1987)

Genre
Interview; News report

Report on the Special Branch’s removal of the BBC’s Secret Society television series from the corporation’s Glasgow offices following controversy over one of the programmes - on the Zircon spy...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
David Wood to be first British man in space (1985)

Genre
Interview; News report; Press conference

In a press conference, Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine announces his choice of Squadron Leader David Wood to be the first British astronaut in space. With comment from David Wood and his colleagues...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Soviet satellite crash (1978)

Genre
News report; Press conference

Report on the crash of the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 satellite near Great Slave Lake, Canada (24/01/78). Despite US early assurances that there had been no nuclear matter on board, it was subsequently admitted...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Hayes on Sunday (1980)

Genre
Interview

Brian Hayes revisits his shows from the week and interviews with: foreign correspondent for ABC news, Peter Jennings, about the earthquake in southern Italy. Peter Jenkins from the Guardian on the end of...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
LBC special on Columbia shuttle flight and future potential (1981)

Genre
Documentary; Interview; News report; Special; Speech

LBC special on the world’s first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, which has returned from its maiden flight, NASA astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen having been sent into orbit for the first time....
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio