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Brian Hayes programme - Maiden flight of Concorde (1976)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; News report; Phone-in; Special; Technical
The Brian Hayes programme live at Heathrow Airport for the first commercial flight of Concorde. The British Airways Concorde is flying to Bahrain; simultaneously, Air France is launching its first commercial...
Interview on 24-hour airport strikes (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified speaker about current strikes at airports. It looks at the support for unofficial strikes by the British airport workers with a 24-hour strike of their own, the Fire Service...
Concorde test flight to New York (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Norman Lawney of British Airways, on the Concorde’s flight to John F. Kennedy Airport, New York. On the subject of noise levels, Lawney observes that because of the monitoring involved in Concorde trials,...
Anti-Concorde demonstration (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Brian Levinson, leader of the (US) anti-Concorde lobby, from an anti-Concorde demonstration (in Howard Beach, New York?). Levinson speaks of the protesters’ sense of defeat, and of their hatred towards...
Concorde noise pollution (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Brian Levinson, leader of the (US) anti-Concorde lobby, on the noise of the Concorde’s landing, which he witnessed today from the Rockaway area of New York. Lobbyists are pressing the Port Authority of New...
Concorde’s first New York landing (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Caesar Patterini, J. F. Kennedy Airport’s Director of Aviation, on why the airport is allowing the Concorde to land today and the noise level concerns and tests.
Concorde’s first New York flight (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Daniel Dorian of Air France reacts to the Concorde’s first passenger flight to New York, and comments on allegations that test flights were rigged to minimize noise levels. Male interviewer not identified.
John Armstrong on U2 plane crash in Cyprus (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
John Armstrong (reporter) discusses the crashing of an American U2 aeroplane in Akrotiri in Cyprus. The plane had been at the airport, where it crashed, to keep an eye on peacekeeping operations for the...
Extra runways for Heathrow? (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified female GLC spokesperson (poss. Shelagh Roberts) on the need for extra runways and fourth terminal at Heathrow or third airport for London. GLC are asking for certain conditions...
Heathrow Central tube station opens (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Christopher Hourmouzious reports on the opening of the new 30 million pound tube extension linking Heathrow airport and central London.