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  • 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...