Ocean Sound This Week No.5: Programme 5 of a weekly news and sports review

Title

Ocean Sound This Week No.5: Programme 5 of a weekly news and sports review

Transmission details

14 Nov 1986 at 19:00

Description

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 5 Programme 5 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 14 November 1986. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK 1- JIM HICKS interviews LEO SAYER, composer of the hit song Orchard Road, and asks Is there an Orchard Road?. SAYER sings Orchard Road, and Solo, and talks about his career and ambitions. TRACK 2- ADAM HARDING reports on attack by gang of 3 youths on owners of Enchanted Cottage, Tea Rooms, New Forest. Chief Inspector DAVID HANNA interviewed. Life savings of 90 year old Clara Elliott, member of family, stolen. Clara tied up in chair. TRACK 3- CHRIS RIDER reviews the week’s news and sport. News - Death of Michael Lush falling from tall building for TV stunt. End of 4 day strike over bus deregulation and new operating schedules by Provincial Bus Company, Gosport/Fareham area. Plessey Radar, Cowes, Isle of Wight, wins 75 million pounds defence contract. Repeat story of robbery, Enchanted Cottage, Tea Rooms. Deputation of Hampshire County Councillors unsuccessful in negotiations with Environment Minister, Dr Rhodes Boyson, over loss of 11.5 million pounds grant to Hampshire County Council. Sport - Pompey moves up league table after 2-1 victory over Bradford. Saints lose 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday. England wins 2-1 over Yugoslavia. England cricket selections. TRACK 4- BRIAN COOK interviews Coxswain ANDY MACLEAN, WW2 submariner, who describes abortive attempt at escape from internment whilst a POW in Italy. KAREN WOODS interviews Superintending Nursing Officer JULIA MASSEY who went to Falklands war in SS Uganda coverted to hospital ship. TRACK 5- Berlin group sing You take my Breath Away, this week’s Network No 1. JEAN PAUL HANSFORD interviews Dr Roger Sawyer of Bembridge, Isle of Wight who claims that there are currently 100 million slaves in the World. Child abuse in Britain is a form of slavery. [Box 7]

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Gauge:-1/8 inch tape

Production company

Ocean Sound

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Reporter

Chris Rider; Karen Woods; Jim Hicks; Jean Paul Hansford; Alan Harding; Brian Cox

Presenter

Matt Hopper

Interviewees

Leo Sayer; David Hanna; Andy MacLean; Julia Massey; Roger Sawyer