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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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
Hong Kong festival in London (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on and from events at the Hong Kong Festival in Central London. Includes interviews with Canton Law(?); dragon boat race organiser Richard Linning(?); Lieutenant Derek(?) Williams, gun salute...
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and investigates life in the city of Paris and how it differs from that of London. Former jazz drummer Francois ‘Moustache’...
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell. In the first part Polish artist now based in London Feliks Topolski talks about his life and career including his Second World War...
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...