Looking back as Concorde reaches 20th birthday

Title

Looking back as Concorde reaches 20th birthday

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

2 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:54

Description

Margaret Shiels looks back at the history of Concorde as it celebrates its 20th birthday- first flight was on this day in 1969. Includes archive clips of the inaugural flight; interview with minister Peter Shore and children’s entertainer Bob Ingham (in fancy dress) on board the inaugural flight; Bishop Hugh Montefiore on noise pollution speaking after permission to fly was granted in the USA. For Update programme.

Contributors

Peter Shore; Bob Ingham; Hugh Montefiore; Margaret Shiels

Keywords

Anniversary celebrations; Noise pollution; Supersonic aeroplanes; Concorde; Supersonic air transport; Update (radio programme)

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