Ocean Sound This Week No.85: Programme 85 of a weekly news and sports review

Title

Ocean Sound This Week No.85: Programme 85 of a weekly news and sports review

Transmission details

12 Jun 1988 at 19:00

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OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 85 Programme 85 of a weekly news and sports review called OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK broadcast by independent radio station OCEAN SOUND on 12th June 1988 by PETE WARDMAN. 00:01-01:20 - INTRODUCTION. 01:21-04:33 - Welcoming the Head of President Reagan’s Star Wars Project to Plessey’s at Cowes. KAREN WOODS reports on the visit by General JIM ABRAHAMSON to inspect facilities at Plessey’s for radar research. 04:42-09:06 - S.E. Hampshire Health Authority have set up Smoke Stop, a local scheme to stop or reduce the smoking habit. ENID BILLINGTON, a nurse, talks to GUY HORNSBY about the health problems due to smoking. 09:10-12:02 - New venture by Southern Arts to recommend classic modern literature from abroad as far as India and Trinidad to the public by librarians. Project Director MIRANDA MCKEARNEY talks to PENNY GOWER. Project called The Empire writes back. 12:56-15:54 - Tourism Minister JOHN LEE has visited I.O.W. to look at several developments including the Ancaster Marine Development at Cowes. KAREN WOODS talks to him at the Savoy Country Club in Yarmouth about the need for a more upmarket image for hotels and guest houses. 15:58-23:05 - ADAM HARDING interviews TRACY EDWARDS who will skipper an all female crew in the 33,000 mile Round the World Yacht Race in Maiden Great Britain. She talks about what interested her in the project and how it is being made possible. Playing of record of T Pau singing China in your hands. 23:10-27:55 - Progress on CAROLINE PAYNE’S pregnancy - GUY HORNSBY visits mother and baby Lauren who is now 6 weeks old. With ENID BILLINGTON, GUY talks to CAROLINE about the problems of having a ceasarean birth, CAROLINE is now back on air on Sundays. 28:50-36:40 - Review of weeks NEWS and SPORTS - JANE HILL. 37:40-43:34 - PETE WARDMAN talks to THOMAS DOLBY, guitarist and pianist, about his latest single Airhead, and his period in California. Performance of Airhead. 43:47-47:22 - NETWORK CHART - MUSIC SURVEY. New No. 1 - Time Lords singing Doctor in the Tardis. 47:40-49:40 - CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENT AND MUSIC. [Box 10]

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Duration

00:48:39

Notes

Ocean Sound This Week, a Sunday evening [19:00-20:00] review of the past week’s programmes. Track 2- Music at 8-10 mins. Track 4- Music at 2-5 mins; 6-9 mins.

Misc. notes

1:00 min, Track 5; Gauge:- 1/8 inch tape

Production company

Ocean Sound

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Interviewees

Enid Billington; Jim Abrahamson; Miranda McKearney; John Lee; Tracy Edwards; Caroline Paynes; Thomas Dolby

Reporter

Guy Hornsby; Karen Woods; Adam Harding; Pete Wardman; Jane Hill; Penny Gower

Presenter

Pete Wardman