Portsea Island Discs: Vice-Admiral Sir Lancelot Bell Davies

Title

Portsea Island Discs: Vice-Admiral Sir Lancelot Bell Davies

Transmission details

27 Jan 1985

Description

This week, Andy Ferriss talks to Vice-Admiral Sir Lancelot Bell Davies, KBE, now retired, formerly chairman of the NATO Defence College in Rome, Italy. Now chairman of the Sea Cadet Unit Council in London and Radio Victory Defence correspondent. He talks about his life, his career, and his reminiscences of war, as well memories of his experience living in Rome when he was chairman of the NATO Defence College there. For people that don’t know, there is a Sea Cadet Association in London, located in Wimbledon. [Box 7]

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Notes

Track 1- Music at approx 0-4 mins; 7-9 mins. Track 2- Music at approx 9-11 mins; 18 mins to end. Track 3- Music at approx 4-8 mins; 12 mins to end. Track 4- Music at approx 3-4 mins; 7 mins to end.

Misc. notes

Speed:- 7.5ips

Production company

Radio Victory

Technical information

Stereo

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Presenter

Andy Ferriss

Interviewees

Lancelot Bell Davies