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Meteorite lands in Ulster (1977)

Genre
Interview

Interview with John Tate, a lecturer at Armagh Planetarium, on a possible meteorite landing in Ulster. Female interviewer not identified. Audio quality poor and cuts out in places.
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Meteor shower to hit Earth (1978)

Genre
Interview

Astronomer Dr John Gribbin discusses the likelihood of a meteor shower on Earth, which has occurred before, and is a natural phemomenon. This is nothing to be worried about, he says, and is comparable to a...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
IRAS-Akari-Alcock comet discovered (1983)

Genre
Interview

Unidentified male speaker (poss. amateur astronomer George Alcock) on the discovery and sighting of a new comet, named the IRAS-Akari-Alcock, after the names of those who have confirmed its existence. Male...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Diseases from outer space (1977)

Genre
Interview

Interview with astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle on his theory that diseases come from outer space with comets, based on strange statistics of flu epidemics. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Tony Tucker).
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Euro spacecraft Giotto launch (1985)

Genre
Interview; News report; Special

Paul Maurice reports on the European Space Agency spacecraft the Giotto as it is launched to fly by and study Halley’s Comet. Includes actuality of take-off in French and English. Speaking are Sales...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Alan Johnstone on Giotto space satellite (1986)

Genre
Interview

Scientist Dr Alan Johnstone on the European satellite, Giotto, damage to which has affected its mission to Halley’s Comet. Johnstone describes the damage, after which only three of ten experiments were...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
European space probe Giotto to pass Halley’s Comet in 1986 (1984)

Genre
News report; Interview

The European Space Agency is getting ready to launch its Giotto space probe for the arrival of Halley’s Comet. Dave Dale, project manager at the Agency, says other countries will lend their help to study...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Speeches on hope at Women of the Year lunch (1985)

Genre
News report; Speech

Dickie Arbiter reports on the Women of the Year 30th anniversary lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London, on the theme of hope. Includes speeches by international guest of honour Queen Mata’aho on helping the...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio
Once in a lifetime (1985)

Genre
Documentary; Interview

Special documentary on Halley’s Comet, due to return this winter after 77 years. With accounts of seeing the comet in 1910 by Evelyn Hall(?) and Mrs Leonard Stein(?); Brian Harpur of Halley’s Comet...
LBC IRN Radio Online Audio