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27 results found for '"Customs and traditions"' in Keywords.
Houses versus homes (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Unidentified male speaker on the importance of the home, as opposed to the house. A home, he says, preserves traditions and values; in planning, bricks and mortar are not enough. He also talks about the...
Two British men arrested in Saudi Arabia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
British Vice Consul, Gordon Kirby on the arrest of two British men in Saudi Arabia. The men had spent time alone with an unmarried Egyptian air stewardess. Male interviewer not identified.
Roy Hughes on Select Committee’s decision to summon Sir Charles Villiers (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Royston Hughes, MP for Newport and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party Steel Group, shares his views on the decision of the Select Committee to send the Sergeant at Arms to summon Sir Charles...
A sprig of shamrock (1979)
- Genre
- Music; Feature
Dick Phillips takes a look at the Irish Guards on St Patrick’s day. The tradition of the regiment, and St Patrick’s Day, and the history of the regiment. Includes interviews with regiment members and...
Britons working abroad (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a spokesman for ECO(?), about the dangers of cultural and social differences for Britons working abroad. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified.
The London interview (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
In this edition Tricia Ingrams interviews actress Sheila Hancock about her childhood and early life, career and charity work, marriages and family life. Hancock also talks about the importance of women...
City of London customs and traditions (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Jingle; Music
As London prepares for the Lord Mayor’s Show, this programme investigates the customs and traditions of the financial sector - the City - including Lord Mayor’s role and his carriage, Chief Commoner...
After eight special (1980)
- Genre
- Feature
This special edition of After Eight follows the London Philharmonic Orchestra to Japan and looks at what its like to be on tour with them, the sights and sounds of Japan, and Japan’s interest in the West....
Network (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
In this first half of A Passage to England, Tony Hawkins investigates immigration from the Indian subcontinent to the UK - where people come from and why, what did they expect from the UK, their feelings now...
Imperial echoes (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News bulletin
Imperial Echoes investigates the echoes of the British empire in modern day India. Speaks to Darjeeling hotel owner Mr Tenderflower(?); manager of the Happy Valley Tea Estate, Mr P. Banerjee during a visit...