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  1. Two rescued from Guernsey rig (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    An accident on the Orion oil rig off the coast of Guernsey saw its crew rescued by lifeboat and helicopter as winds of up to 60mph threatened to send the men into the sea. David Metcalfe was in charge of...

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  2. Orion oil rig grounded (1978)

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    Interview

    Interview with member of Cor Arondyke, Dutch salvage firm, on the refloating of the Orion oil rig off the coast of Guernsey. Interviewer and interviewee not identified. (The salvage company was Wijsmuller...

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  3. John Cartwright on tax status of Channel Islands (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    John Cartwright, Labour MP for Woolwich East, says no one knows how much tax is being lost because of the tax haven status of the Channel Islands. He also says the semi-feudal status of the Islands’...

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  4. Peter Parker on NUR speech and railway finance (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    British Rail chairman Sir Peter Parker on his speech to the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) conference in Guernsey, and on the financial prospects for the railways in the coming year. Male interviewer...

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  5. Sid Weighell on Labour Party deficit (1980)

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    Interview

    Sid Weighell of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) on the announcement of a one-million pound deficit in the Labour Party, and on the decision of his union not to increase affiliation fees to ease the...

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  6. Malcolm Bailey on ferry strikes (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on National Union of Seamen strikes resulting in the blockade of Guernsey’s linkspan by the Earl William ferry, as well as strikes on the Earl Harold, Earl Godwin and Earl Granville. Channel Island...

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  7. Last manned offshore lighthouse goes automatic (1996)

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    Interview

    Britain’s last manned offshore lighthouse says good-bye to its keepers today for the final time. From tomorrow the Hanois lighthouse in the Channel Islands is to be automated and run by solar power. Head...

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