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  1. Diseases from outer space (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle on his theory that diseases come from outer space with comets, based on strange statistics of flu epidemics. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Tony Tucker).

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  2. First British astronaut hopeful (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Sharp interviews William Grut, one of five Britains competing with 55 other Europeans for the first extra terrestrial vacancy offered by the European Space Agency.

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  3. European satellite explodes (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Arthur Smith, Daily Mirror, on explosion of European Space Agency (ESA) satellite on launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Male interviewer not identified.

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  4. Space message on Southern TV (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Sir John Whitmore describes a broadcast on Southern Television of a message supposedly broadcast by extra-terrestrials. Whitmore explains his fascination with UFOs and ETs, and a book he has written on the...

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  5. Russians launch space station (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    The Soviet Union is planning to put a permanently manned space station in orbit around the Earth. The Russian Cosmonauts will aim to stay in space for three weeks, which will beat the American’s record of...

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  6. Soviets to launch history-making space station (1978)

    Genre
    News report

    Chris Catlin(?) reports on the Soviet space mission in which the orbiting station will link with Soviet spacecraft Salyut 6 and Soyuz 27. The docking station was damaged in a previous mission, but has since...

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  7. The space race (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Norman Beebe reports on the space race, which the United States entered 20 years ago today with the launch of its first satellite into orbit. Recently, the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 was powered by a nuclear...

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  8. Soviet satellite crash (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report on the crash of the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 satellite near Great Slave Lake, Canada (24/01/78). Despite US early assurances that there had been no nuclear matter on board, it was subsequently admitted...

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  9. Salyut 6 mission (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Ian Ridpath, astronomer, on the orbiting Soviet space platform Salyut 6; why the two cosmonauts: Lieutenant-Colonel Yuri Romanenko and Mr Georgy Grechko, must stay in space; experiments. Male...

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  10. Space telescope launch (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with astronomer Ian Ridpath about the ultraviolet space telescope being launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Male reporter not identified.

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