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13 results found for '"Coast"' in Keywords.
Wildlife affected by Christos Bitas oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (coastal resident?) on the impact on wildlife of the oil spill from the grounded Greek tanker, Christos Bitas. Speaker attacks the oil industry for not doing enough to help, adding...
John Merrill on walk around Britain (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Merrill, writer and lecturer, on completing his attempt to walk around the 7,000 miles round the entire coastline of Britain. The tour was undertaken to raise money for the Royal...
Ivory Coast military coup (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a press conference featuring French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing where he reponded to questions regarding the military coup in the Ivory Coast which removed former French ally Emperor...
Ivory Coast military coup (1979)
- Genre
- Speech; Press conference
Excerpt from a press conference (in French) featuring French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing repsonding to questions regarding the military coup in the Ivory Coast which removed former French ally...
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Our Kind of Town, presented by Keith Howell. This episode focuses on the London International Boat Show at Earls Court. Howell meets adventurer Kenneth Kerr, who attempted to row across the Atlantic Ocean...
Searching for mussels (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about searching for mussels on the Essex coast. Male speaker not identified. Male interviewer identified as Mike.
Oil rig rescued after breaking adrift (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker about the rescue of an oil rig that came adrift near to the coast of Wales with forty-seven people on board. Male interviewer not identified.
Network (1984)
- Genre
- Feature
In Hardy’s Wessex, Sean Street interviews the author of Hardy’s Wessex, and other books, Desmond Hawkins, about the landscapes which inspired the novels and poetry of Thomas Hardy (Dorset (including...
Cleanliness of Britain’s beaches (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Clayre Gribben reports on the latest Blue Flag awards for clean beaches in Britain- few reached the level required, more money has been pledged. Several beaches in Lancashire have been deemed unsafe for...
Beach pollution - EEC takes action against UK (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
John Fraser reports from Luxembourg on the EEC launching legal action against the UK Government for failing to bring pollution levels on 140 beaches down to within European standards. Fraser interviews Grant...