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Brooklands race circuit 75th anniversary (1982)

Genre

News report; Special; Interview

Report on the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklands race circuit in Weybridge, Surrey looking at its history, why it is special and efforts to save it, and upcoming celebrations. Includes archive...

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National Railway Round-up: July 1989 (1989)

The latest news from the National Railway network. Dr. John Prideaux, Director of Intercity, discusses steam trains in North Wales. Paul Cobb, Traffic Manager at Didcot Parkway talks about a recent ‘diesel...

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Maniac John Steed convicted (1986)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Report on the conviction of John Steed, who went on a crime frenzy last year, which included raping three women and killing another in the South East area. He is believed to have a psychotic disorder. And on...

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Mayfair prostitute killing (1985)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the shotgun killing of one of two prostitutes who were picked up by a car outside the Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair and then dumped at Park Lane. Includes interview with Scotland Yard’s Mike Cobb,...

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Greenpeace protesters scale Big Ben (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the action by Greenpeace members who scaled Big Ben to protest against nuclear testing during the G7 World Economic Summit in London. With comment from Greenpeace spokesman Pete Wilkinson and...

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Abbeystead waterworks disaster (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the Abbeystead disaster and aftermath as an interim Health and Safety Executive report is published and inquests on the victims open today. A water pump exploded during a visit by forty-two local...

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Abbeystead waterworks disaster - Ruling (1987)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the Abbeystead disaster in 05/84 following a High Court ruling that negligence by the designers, builders, and owners of the Abbeystead pumping station in Lancashire caused the explosion in which...

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Death of Stephen Milligan MP (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute

David Addis reports after the body of Stephen Milligan, Conservative MP for Eastleigh in Hampshire, was found at his London home. Police spokesman Mike Cobb, Detective Superintendent Brian Edwards and Home...

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Network (1981)

Genre

Documentary; Drama; Feature; Fiction; Poetry

3 pieces. 1. Radio Hallam programme about Hadfields steelworks (Sheffield) and the work cuts that have happened due to the economic recession.2. Slate - An Elegy. 2CR programme about the slate industry, an...

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Network - St Michaels: The devastated village (1984)

Genre

Special; Documentary; Interview

St Michaels: The Devastated Village. This Network programme examines the aftermath of the Abbeystead waterworks disaster, when a water pump exploded during a visit by forty-two local residents on 23/05/84,...

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