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Swimming Sensation

Date released

13 Apr 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1662A

NoS ID

024062

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Swimming Sensation. DESCRIPTION: Marilyn Sidelsky is a far more advanced swimmer than any girl of her age we have had in this country. So says her coach, Mr Reg Laxton. Marilyn’s age...

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Philip Laxton on how he survived Brent Spar helicopter crash (1990)

Genre

Interview; Press conference

Philip Laxton, a survivor of the Sikorsky helicopter crash at the Brent Spar oil storage platform, describes his experience and how he escaped thanks to the off-shore survival training they had received....

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Facing cancer (1988)

Journalist and radio broadcaster Dennis Laxton talks about facing cancer. Although the programme is tinged with sadness, Dennis reveals how he has learned to appreciate everyday life to the full. Dennis also...

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Victims of Brent Spar crash flown to Aberdeen (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the Sikorsky helicopter crash at the Brent Spar oil storage platform, from where the bodies of those who died have been flown back to Aberdeen. Offshore Industry Chaplain, Reverend Andrew Wylie...

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