Results
147 results found for '"Commemorative events"' in Keywords.
Hubert Humphrey memorial ceremony (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was the 38th Vice-President of the USA, serving under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Humphrey, who twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic...
Prince Charles at launch of sea voyage (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speaks at the launch of a young persons’ round-the-world expedition to mark the 400-year anniversary of Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. Charles expresses...
Alan Richards on Albert Einstein (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Photographer Alan Richards, author of Einstein As I Knew Him (published on the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s birth), describes meeting the scientist Albert Einstein in 1944 and taking his picture during...
John Lennon death - Central Park gathering (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report on a mass gathering in Central Park, New York, in remembrance of former Beatle John Lennon following his murder on 08/12/80. Includes vox pop with crowd members. Female reporter not identified.
John Lennon death - Liverpool reaction (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Report on a tribute event in Liverpool following the death of former Beatle, John Lennon, in New York (08/12/80). Includes vox pop with crowd; interview with Allan Williams, former manager and Master of...
Dunkirk evacuation 40th anniversary (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Dickie Arbiter reports on the reunion of veterans during the 40 year anniversary commemorations of the evacuation of Dunkirk Harbour in France during the Second World War.
Independence anniversary rally in Poland (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a rally in Warsaw, Poland, to commemorate the sixty-second anniversary of the country’s independence. The march took place during a time of civil unrest in the country with the rise of the free...
Blair Peach ceremony at Scotland Yard (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Interview
Report on the attempt by protesters to lay a wreath at Scotland Yard in memory of Blair Peach, the teacher who died in suspicious circumstances during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration in Southall...
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 Sellers thanksgiving service (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the thanksgiving service for actor and comedian Peter Sellers at St Martins in the Fields in Central London, following his death on 24/07/80. Includes interview with former member of the Goons,...