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Marion Barry re-elected as Washington mayor (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Jeff Collins reports on a commitment by the new Mayor of Washington, Marion Barry, to reverse the city’s financial crisis and regenerate the city when he takes office on 02/01/95. The controversial figure...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Matthews Interview: Daphne Phillips, local historian (1983)

Mike Matthews is not in today. Marion Fountayne talks to Daphne Phillips, the Chief Local Studies Historian for the County of Berkshire. She wrote a fascinating book about the History of Reading. She talks...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

A Chance to live (1985)

Marion Wrigley, a Preston housewife, spent the last few weeks of her life setting up an appeal to raise cash for research and to seek for donors to help sufferers of the rare bone marrow disease Aplastic...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Maureen Paleschi jailed for heroin smuggling (1988)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a tearful Marion Arnold, sister of Maureen Paleschi who’s been sentenced to 25 years hard labour in Egypt, for smuggling £3million worth of heroin into Cairo. She says her sister won’t...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Craig Shergold saved from brain tumour (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with nine-year-old Craig Shergold and his mother Marion Shergold, following his lifesaving operation in the United States after he was diagnosed as being terminally ill with a brain tumour....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Steve Jones show (1989)

Genre

Interview

Steve Jones interviews guest jazz singer Marion Montgomery, coinciding with her appearance at the Barbican in London with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. She speaks about why she doesn’t tend to make...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Washington mayor arrested on drugs charges (1990)

Genre

News report; Speech; Vox pop

Nick Peters reports on the arrest of Washington DC mayor Marion Barry on drugs charges of cocaine possession after an FBI sting, how his career has constantly been attacked with allegations of drugs and...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Pickets refused service by pub landlady (1980)

Genre

Interview

Several unidentified male members of a picket line (poss. in the steel dispute) and Station Hotel pub landlady Marion Biggins(?) on her decision to refuse to serve striking workers. Male interviewer not...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Price Commission demise (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Marion Cooper of the Consumers’ Association, on the end of the Price Commission in June 1979.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Washington mayor on his drugs charges (1990)

Genre

News report; Press conference; Special

Nick Peters reports on the first public appearance of Washington DC mayor, Marion Barry, after his arrest on drugs charges including possession of cocaine. Includes extracts of his press statement where he...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio