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  1. 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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  2. Penlee lifeboat disaster - Inquest (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the inquiry into the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81), when the Cornish Penlee lifeboat went to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas. Both vessels were lost with all hands,...

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  3. Dame Vera Lynn on Duke of Edinburgh’s Japanese visit (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn has criticised Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for his decision to attend the funeral of Emperor Hirohito in Japan. She says the Duke should not go to Japan as a representative...

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  4. Actor Gordon Kaye seriously ill after crash in storm (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    James Bays reports on comedy star Gordon Kaye being critically injured in London during the recent storms. With Nicholas Hunt, hospital spokesman on the actor’s condition and what the doctors are doing;...

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  5. Science Fiction TV launched (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Drama

    Jeff Collins reports on the launch of Science Fiction TV - the first satellite channel dedicated to the genre in the UK. Includes extracts and music from the television series, Star Trek; interview with...

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  6. Graham Chapman, Monty Python star is buried at Maidstone (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Obituary

    Catherine Bayfield reports on the death from cancer and quiet family funeral in Maidstone, Kent of Monty Python star, Graham Chapman. Includes reading by Reverend Tony Porter of a poem written by Chapman’s...

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  7. Veterans angered at Prince Philip (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Julie Benson reports on efforts by veterans of the Burma Star Veterans Association to oust Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as their patron at their AGM. Follows him attending the funeral of Japanese Emperor...

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  8. David Steel response to 1978 Budget (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Liberal Party leader David Steel responds to Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget, which he describes as a Liberal-influenced budget. The Liberals welcome help for small businesses, and profit-sharing, but feel...

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  9. Tuna wars dispute over UK/Spanish fishing rights (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Peter Deeley reports on the tuna wars, a dispute between the UK and Spanish governments over fishing territories. Two British boats, the Ar-Bageergan and the Pilot Star have been confronted off Cornwall and...

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  10. Mark McManus dies (1994)

    Genre
    Interview; Tribute; Obituary

    Matt Bingham reports from Glasgow on the death of Mark McManus, the star of television show Taggart and looks back at his life and career. Includes Taggart them tune; clips of McManus talking previously...

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