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Escapologist on the accident that killed Michael Lush (1986)

Genre

Interview

Following the accidental death of Michael Lush, a member of the public who was asked to perform a dangerous stunt in rehearsals for the Late Late Breakfast Show, an escape artist known as Malik (poss. Shahid...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ocean Sound This Week No.16: Programme 16 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 16 Programme 16 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 6 February 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER....

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Ships crew survive by clinging to bathtub (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

Dave Easton reports on a ship supporting a charity stunt in the Irish Sea sinking and several passengers surviving by clinging to the bathtub which was part of the stunt. Includes interview with Willy...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Freddie Laker on cheap air travel (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Freddie Laker on the rise in cut-price cross-Atlantic air fares since the introduction of the Skytrain. He thinks it is just a publicity stunt.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Unionist petition to Queen on accord (1987)

Genre

Interview

Northern Ireland Unionist leader Ian Paisley on the petition to the Queen over the Accord. On her influence in constitutional matters and denying she is being used as a press stunt. Male interviewer not...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Allegations of prisoner abuse in Ulster (1978)

Genre

Interview

Douwe Korff of Amnesty International discusses the allegations that suspects in Ulster were mistreated by the RUC. It has been suggested that the reports could be a propaganda stunt by the IRA, but Amnesty...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Jackson/ Presley divorce (1996)

Genre

Interview

Lisa Marie Presley is divorcing pop star Michael Jackson. After less than two years of marriage. Hollywood columnist Jeanne Wolf on whether the marriage was just a publicity stunt.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Professor defends authenticity of Shakespeare poem (1988)

Genre

News report; Interview; Poetry

The Oxford don who claims to have discovered an unpublished Shakespeare poem is angrily dismissing suggestions that he has mounted a publicity stunt. He insists that the verse is the work of the Bard,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Eddie Kidd on his career and future (1978)

Genre

Interview

Motorcycle stunt performer Eddie Kidd on his career and future plans. He tells how he recently jumped over Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu). Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Times sponsored by Microsoft for one day (1995)

Genre

Interview

Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, Jake Ecclestone(?) gives his opinion on the decision of Bill Gates to purchase every copy of The Times newspaper and distribute it for free for...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio