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28 results found for '"Battles"' in Keywords.
History of land battle from early to modern times (1980)
- Genre
- Feature
Documentary on the history of land battle from early to modern times presented by journalist and military historian Gwynne Dyer in discussion with retired US Colonel Dupee, Sandhurst military expert John...
Biggin Hill airshow crash (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a crash involving a Second World War Douglas Invader bomber at the 1980 Battle of Britain Air Day at Biggin Hill airfield. Seven people died in the accident including pilot Donald Bullock. Includes...
Peter Cornwell on Battle of Britain (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Peter Cornwell, military historian, on his research into the Battle of Britain during the Second World War. The interview coincides with the publication of his new book, The Battle of Britain:...
The London interview (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
The London Interview, with Bob Holness. World War II fighter pilot John Cunningham tells how he ended up fighting at night. Cunningham describes being one of the first pilots to use radar and discusses the...
Battle of Britain 40 years on (1980)
- Genre
- Feature; Jingle; Special
Battle of Britain 40 Years On, compiled and narrated by Richard Robbins. A special programme to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Britain air campaign during the Second World War, looking back...
Crusader 80 military exercise (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Special
A series of 16 clips from the Crusader 80 military exercise by NATO alliance forces in West Germany in Aug-Sept 1980, including actuality. Male reporters and interviewers not identified, speakers not...
Mount up the wings (1981)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
Mount Up the Wings, a documentary in memory of the Battle of Britain and Britain during the Second World War. With interviews (ex-service personnel, not identified) and dramatised sections. Looks at the...
Talks between Reagan and Mitterrand (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on talks between US President Ronald Reagan and French President Francois Mitterrand on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of York Town where French and American troops defeated the British, leading...
John Mundya on broadside warship weapons (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
John Munday of the National Maritime Museum on the history of broadside warship weapons. He says the biggest shot fired from a battleship weighed 42 pounds. Male interviewer not identified.
HMS London fires last broadside (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the last firing of the broadside on HMS London. Includes interviews with naval historian John Munday of the National Maritime Museum, about the history of the broadside; former sailor John Riggs,...