LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Navy takes women on board

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Report on HMS Brilliant laying to rest a Navy tradition of having no women on board, they may even be going to the frontline in the Gulf crisis. Includes reaction from a pleased Captain Richard Cobbold; WRN Liz Spencer on equal opportunity and allays fears of Navy wives; WRN Jan Whittle; male rating Bernie Spranney; WRN Sharon Goodwin. Male reporter not identified.

Further information

http://www.seayourhistory.org.uk/content/view/101/188/1/1/

Contributors

Liz Spencer; Jan Whittle; Bernie Spranney; Sharon Goodwin; Richard Cobbold

Keywords

Women; Equal opportunity; Navy; Gulf War (1990-1991); Naval personnel; HMS Brilliant; Tradition

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