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10 results found for '"British Legion"' in Keywords.
Monty at large (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
In this week’s edition Monty Modlyn visits the Royal British Legion factory in Richmond, south London, which supplies poppies for the Remembrance Day appeal for war veterans. He speaks to volunteers and...
Royal British Legion funding (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Air Vice Marshall Charles Maughan, General Secretary of the Royal British Legion, on the problems of funding and of increasing costs and need for their services, as outlined in their recent...
British Legion raises funds for Falklands families (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified British Legion spokesman on the funds being raised for the families of servicemen and other personnel in the Falkland Islands. Female interviewer not identified.
History of the Poppy Appeal (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the history of the Poppy Appeal which raises money for servicemen and explaining how the replica poppies are made. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Poppy appeal song (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Interview with Air Vice Marshal Charles Maughan about the song which has been recorded to raise money for this year’s poppy appeal. Plays in and out with excerpts of song. Female interviewer not identified.
Poppy appeal launched by Prince Andrew (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
James Matthews reports on a call by Prince Andrew (Duke of York) for people to wear a poppy for the victims of terrorism as this year’s Remembrance Day appeal gets underway. The Royal British Legion is...
British Legion coach crash (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Brian Ging reports from the scene of a British Legion coach crash near Bristol. The pensioners from Christchurch, Dorset, were on a day trip to Wales. Includes interview with John Dando, Avon and Somerset...
British Legion coach crash (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Robert Allen reports on a British Legion coach crash near Bristol in which pensioners travelling on a day trip to Wales from Christchurch in Dorset, died; includes excerpts from press conference with Jeff...
Royal British Legion commemorate the dead (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Former POWs held by the Japanese in the Second World War have been allowed to lay a wreath inside London’s County Hall. Initially, its Japanese owners had refused to allow veterans inside the building, but...
Royal British Legion commemorate the dead (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
It is fifty years since the Japanese surrendered and the end of the Second World War. Two Royal British Legion officials, Graham Downing and Bert Reeves, are interviewed on being allowed into London’s...