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Barry Bowles on his attempt to break the land speed record (1978)

Genre

Interview

Barry Bowles is interviewed in preparation for his attempt at the land speed record. He will drive the first British built rocket car, known as the Blonde Bombshell. He discusses the aerodynamics, the...

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Ariane failure and loss of satellites (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Guntis Berzins of Inmarsat on the failure of the first commercial space flight of the European rocket Ariane together with the loss of the Marecs B and Siro satellites. Includes sound of...

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Lebanon War - US Embassy attacked (1982)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on a rocket attack on the US Embassy building in Beirut, Lebanon. Male American Tel-Aviv correspondent not identified; male studio reporter not identified. Female reporter not identified.

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BSB satellite launched (1989)

Genre

Interview

Simon Israel interviews Anthony Simonds-Gooding, British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) chief executive, about the launch of a satellite from Cape Canaveral which will carry the new BSB television service. The...

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Ian Durie on military training and weapons testing (1991)

Genre

Interview

Brigadier Ian Durie of the 1st Armoured Division of the Royal Artillery on the preparations of the British ground forces ahead of possible military action in Kuwait and Iraq. Durie describes the development...

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Geneva conference on Rhodesia (1976)

Genre

Press conference

Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith speaks to press at the Geneva conference to confirm the Kissinger agreement for black majority rule. He denounces the lack of organisation and progress and calls for...

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1980s news clips - Lebanese ceasefire ends (1989)

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

Andrew Simmons and Phil Longman report on the end of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Palestinian guerillas in Lebanon. Includes statements by Menachem Begin, Israeli Prime Minister and Palestinian...

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Loyalist arms dump found in Belfast (1988)

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

Karen English reports from Belfast, where police have uncovered a massive loyalist arms dump which includes a Soviet-made rocket launcher and nearly forty rifles. This latest find is one of the largest ever...

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UN calls for Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon (1992)

Genre

News report; Speech

Paul Woodley reports from New York where the United Nations is calling on Israel to withdraw its forces immediately from southern Lebanon where it has been attacking Hezbollah rocket bases. Two Israeli...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.42: Programme 42 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 42 Programme 42 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 9 August 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK...

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