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Penlee lifeboat disaster (1982)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; Music; News report; Special; Tribute

Mike Dickin presents a documentary on the eve of the first anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster, on the disaster and aftermath. The lifeboat Solomon Browne went from Mousehole in Cornwall to help a...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.48: Programme 48 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 48 Programme 48 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 20 September 1987. Presented by GUY HORNSBY....

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - Funeral of Nigel Brockman and Trevelyan Richards (1981)

Genre

Speech; Tribute

Speech at the funeral of Nigel Brockman, Second Engineer of the Solomon Browne, and Trevelyan Richards, Coxswain, lost in the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 19/12/81. Male speaker (minister?) not identified.

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - New crew members already volunteering (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker on the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 19/12/81. He says tragedies like this are unusual - the last lifeboat disaster was in Fraserburgh, Scotland in 1970. Within hours of the tragedy,...

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - Disagreement over disaster fund (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker on a disagreement over the Penlee lifeboat disaster fund. He says the new crew is unwilling to continue its training in the new lifeboat until the disagreement is resolved. Male...

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - Church service for men lost (1981)

Genre

Interview; News report

Unidentified male correspondent on the church service held for the men lost in the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81). He says there were around 600 people in the church. Male correspondent not identified;...

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - Appeal fund (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker on the huge amount of money being donated to the appeal fund for the victims of the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81). He says there is already about £700,000 in the fund and...

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - New lifeboat crew (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker (poss. RNLI training officer Les Vipond) on the formation and training of a new lifeboat crew following the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81). He says the new crew is made up of...

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - Charity collector on legal situation (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker, who has been collecting money for the families of the Penlee lifeboat disaster victims, says the law needs to be revised so that the money collected can be given to the families....

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Penlee lifeboat disaster - Events leading up to disaster (1981)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker on the events leading up to the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 19/12/81. He says the stricken vessel Union Star may have initially refused assistance from a salvage tug before the...

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