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Retrospective on Iranian embassy siege (1981)

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

Malcolm Brabant retrospective report on the six day Iranian embassy siege in London which began on 30 April last year, including the role played by PC Trevor Lock, the SAS rescue operation which followed the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Hayes on Saturday (1983)

Genre

Interview; Music; News report; Non-fiction

Brian Hayes presents this edition of Hayes on Saturday revisiting the week’s stories on LBC. Includes Len Murray on ten years as TUC General Secretary. Times Educational Supplement Editor Stuart McClure...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Task force news from home (1982)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special

LBC News Radio News from Home special presented by Greg Strange and Peter Godfrey and never transmitted but sent to Task Force troops during the Falklands War, with news stories, and messages from HMS Antrim...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

LBC - Frequently asked questions

Date

23 Aug 2012, 17:19

Author

Gabriel Hernandez

Post Type

Page

What is the London Broadcasting Company / Independent Radio News [LBC/IRN] Project? The project is funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee [JISC] digitisation programme and managed by The Media...

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AM programme on Falklands surrender (1982)

Genre

Advertisement; Competition; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; News report; Parliamentary debate; Special; Speech

LBC AM Programme (07.30-08.15 for 15/06/82) focusing on the surrender of Argentina in the Falklands conflict following the retaking of Port Stanley by British forces, with a look back at the background to,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Goodbye 1981 (1981)

Genre

Discussion; Documentary; Interview; News report; Press conference; Special; Speech

Goodbye 1981. An LBC/IRN review of the year. Includes all the main news stories and events of the year, including the arrest of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe; wedding of Prince Charles, Prince of...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Herding Elephants – Radio and the British Library

Date

23 Jul 2013, 14:17

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Paul Wilson, curator of radio at the British Library, provides a tour of the national radio archive and explains its ambitions for the radio archive of the future. About the author: Paul Wilson has worked...

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When pirates ruled the waves (1988)

A documentary to mark the 21st anniversary of the Marine Offences (Broadcast) Act which outlawed Britain’s offshore radio pirates from 14th August 1967. It traces the history of the pirate ships and...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

The British Library Newsroom

Date

20 May 2015, 09:29

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

In April 2014 the British Library opened its reading room for news. Its many features include a Broadcast News service with a growing library of recordings from 22 television and radio news channels. Dr Luke...

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