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46 results found for '"Cruise ships"' in Keywords.
Typhoid on the Litva (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with male travel agent (and passenger) about a typhoid outbreak on the Russian cruise ship Litva. Male reporter not identified.
Typhoid on the Litva (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male passenger Mr Boyle about a typhoid outbreak on the Russian cruise ship Litva, says although there was a lot of sickness no one on his ship had typhoid. Has complained to cruise company....
Cunard combines cruise and air flight (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female Cunard representative on the company’s plan to combine a sea cruise to New York on the QE2 with an air flight home. Male interviewer not identified.
Smallpox and typhoid outbreaks (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interviews on risks of contracting infectious disease following the outbreak of smallpox in Birmingham from a laboratory, Lassa fever (from West Africa) and typhoid aboard Russian cruise ship Litva. With...
Cruise ship Litva typhoid outbreak (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Spokesman for CTC liners Michael Paul on an outbreak of typhoid on the Russian-run cruise ship Litva. The ship will return to Tilbury shortly with thirty passengers choosing to fly home. Male interviewer not...
The London interview (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Anne Chisholm is a biographer and critic who has also worked in journalism and publishing. Her first biography, Nancy Cunard (1979), won the Silver PEN prize for non-fiction. In this edition of The London...
Martial law in Poland -Polish visitors to UK defect (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report following the disappearance of 66 Polish visitors to Britain, when their cruise ferry, the Rogalin, sailed from Tilbury without them. The incident occurred after the declaration of a state of martial...
QE2 refurbished after Falklands duty (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Music
Report on the initial voyage from Southampton, following refurbishment, of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), after the ship was used to carry troops to the Falkland Islands during the Falklands war. Speaking are:...
Former QE2 captain on career at sea (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former captain of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), Bob Arnott, who discusses his career at sea. Follows the ship’s refurbishment after its Falklands war duty. Male interviewer not identified.
Falklands war - SS Uganda requisitioned (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the homecoming of schoolchildren after their holiday cruise ship, the SS Uganda, was requisitioned as a hospital ship for deployment during the Falklands war between Britain and Argentina. Includes...