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17 results found for '"Channel Islands"' in Keywords.
Two rescued from Guernsey rig (1978)
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- Interview
An accident on the Orion oil rig off the coast of Guernsey saw its crew rescued by lifeboat and helicopter as winds of up to 60mph threatened to send the men into the sea. David Metcalfe was in charge of...
Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male spokesman for the Channel Islands on strong winds interrupting measures to limit pollution and fears for pollution of Jersey coast after the Amoco Cadiz crude oil tanker...
Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
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- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the operation to minimise the damage done by an oil spill from the tanker, Amoco Cadiz (16/03/78). Female interviewer not identified.
John Cartwright on tax status of Channel Islands (1978)
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- Interview
John Cartwright, Labour MP for Woolwich East, says no one knows how much tax is being lost because of the tax haven status of the Channel Islands. He also says the semi-feudal status of the Islands’...
Nigel Hopton’s death sentence commuted to life (1979)
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- Interview
Telephone interview with Mrs and Mrs Norman Hopton, the parents of convicted murderer Nigel Hopton, after his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in Jersey. Male interviewer not identified.
City week (1979)
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- Interview; News report
City Week, presented by Tom Maddocks, looks back at recent financial issues. Coverage includes predictions for the UK economy; inflation rates; effect of frozen Iranian assets following overthrow of the...
Peter Parker on NUR speech and railway finance (1980)
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- Interview
British Rail chairman Sir Peter Parker on his speech to the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) conference in Guernsey, and on the financial prospects for the railways in the coming year. Male interviewer...
Sid Weighell on Labour Party deficit (1980)
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- Interview
Sid Weighell of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) on the announcement of a one-million pound deficit in the Labour Party, and on the decision of his union not to increase affiliation fees to ease the...
News at Ten bulletin (1981)
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- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; News report; Speech
ITN News At Ten bulletin for 19/03/81. Includes reports on the Yorkshire and Tyne-Tees television franchises, US-Soviet relations, religion, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, and the release of a book...
Calls to open Channel Islands WW2 files (1992)
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- Interview
Labour MP Greville Janner interview on the all-party Parliamentary War Crimes Group, of which he is a member, calling on the Government to release secret files on alleged Nazi atrocities on the Channel...