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89 results found for '"Athletes"' in Keywords.
Brian Hayes interviews Alan Pascoe (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Brian Hayes talks to athlete Alan Pascoe about the upcoming Commonwealth Games (3-12 August 1978). Reverse playback, and ends abruptly, mid-sentence (shot putter Geoff Capes is introduced at the beginning of...
Sports council 1m grant (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sports Minister Denis Howell on the one million pound grant awarded to the Sports Council and what it will be used for, including aiding athletes by using up-to-date sports science techniques introduced from...
Sports review of year’s highlights (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Sports review for 1978 covering track athletics, horse racing and equestrianism, rugby, boxing, golf, motor racing and rallying. Includes review of British medal prospects for 1980 Moscow Olympics with...
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Talk show; Phone-in
Brian Hayes revisits the week’s shows and interviews with guests: Alan Sapper, General Secretary of the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians, about the current ITV dispute; Peter...
UK karate team Spain incident (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Martial Arts Commission Secretary (not identified) on an incident in Spain where members of the UK karate team are accused of handling a knife and harassing local female residents. Male...
Paralympics in Arnhem (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the sixth annual Championships for Disabled Athletes (or Paralympics) - held in Arnhem in The Netherlands after Moscow declined to host the event. Includes interviews with Peter Aldous, British...
Olympic fundraising despite boycott (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (poss. Labour MP and former sports minister Denis Howell) about raising funds for British athletes to enable them to compete in the 1980 Moscow Olympics in defiance of the...
Afghan athletes ambushed (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about a request from Afghan forces for the supply of weapons from the West to help in the fight against Soviet troops in the country and following the ambush and killing of Olympic Afghan athletes...
Moscow Olympics boycott - meeting in Washington (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting in Washington DC between US President Jimmy Carter and members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following America’s threatened boycott of the 1980 Moscow...
Moscow Olympics - Geoff Capes interview (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British shot putter, Geoff Capes, about his decision to compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics (a boycott is threatened over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). Male interviewer not identified.