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15 results found for '"Channel crossings"' in Keywords.
Dinghy rescue for Belgian tourists (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male lifeboat service rescuer (not identified) on the ill-judged attempt by a group of forty Belgian tourists to cross the channel in a flotilla of motorised rubber dinghies. Male...
Channel swim record success (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Cindy Nicholas after swimming the English Channel both ways and knocking 10 hours 5 mins off the previous record.
Pedal flight across channel (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the first ever successful attempt at pedal-powered flight across the English Channel by the Gossamer Albatross, designed by Paul McCready and his associates, and piloted by cyclist Brian Allen....
Cross channel flight (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
American Brian Allen successfully flies across the English Channel on his pedal-powered pedalplane. He talks of his achievement.
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; Talk show
Paul Ingrams for Brian Hayes revisits the week’s shows and interviews with guests: journalist Derek Brown on ten years of troops in Northern Ireland; journalist Gerald Priestland on his book about...
Marcus Hooper on cross-channel swim (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with 12-year-old Marcus Hooper following his cross-channel swim, the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel. Male interviewer not identified. Mono poor quality recording.
Across the Channel (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Across the Channel: Channel Swim race. Report on the cross-Channel swimming race, 1981 including talking to competitors before and after. Interviews and speeches: Cindy Nicholas, Kevin McIntosh, Ian Muir,...
Hayes on Saturday (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; Special
Brian Hayes presents this edition of Hayes on Saturday revisiting the week’s stories on LBC. Includes author Anthony Grey on his book on the disappearance of former Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt....
Cross-channel 75th anniversary flight (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Patrick Lindsay on his flight across the channel to mark the 75th anniversary of the first cross-channel flight by Frenchman Louis Bleriot. Male interviewer not identified.
Channel tunnel alternative (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interviews with NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor on why he does not support the Channel Tunnel rail project, and with Sir Nigel Broackes of the Euroroute consortium, on how near a go-ahead for the project is....