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138 results found for '"Evacuation"' in Keywords.
GLC flood practice (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified GLC official from the Flood Control Centre talks about London’s flood warning practice involving the military, the emergency services, and utility companies. Male interviewer not identified.
Alan Cowell on killings in Kolwezi, Zaire (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Telephone report by Alan Cowell on the killings in Kolwezi in southern Zaire during an eight-day occupation by Katangese rebels. White survivors of the invasion are being airlifted but there are claims that...
Iranian revolution- Americans evacuated (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Keith Miller reports on the evacuation of Americans following an attack on the American Embassy in Tehran during the Iranian revolution.
Butterfly bomb discovered at Basingstoke museum (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male museum manager(?) describes the discovery of a butterfly bomb at Basingstoke Museum, and its removal and destruction by a bomb disposal team. Male interviewer not identified.
Jim Panyard on radiation levels at Three Mile Island (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Journalist Jim Panyard of the Philadelphia Bulletin describes the situation at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania following the meltdown of a nuclear reactor at the nearby Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Panyard says...
50 years of royal broadcasts (1980)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
50 Years of Royal Broadcasts. Looks at the history and image of the Royal family and the way they have used the media. This section contains many archive broadcasts from 1924-1945 including: first ever...
French trawlermen blockade (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the attempt by the Townsend Thoresen Viking Valiant passenger ferry to break the blockade by French trawlermen at Cherbourg and evacuate British holidaymakers from the port. Includes interviews...
Eruption of Mount St Helens (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the eruption of Mount St Helens in the state of Washington, USA. The ash from the explosion has travelled as far north as the Canadian border, and as far as Oregon in the south....
US Embassy hostages helped by Canadian diplomats (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the escape of American hostages from Tehran. Up to 25 US Embassy officials were assisted by the Canadian Embassy and were given Canadian identities so that they could escape the country. Female...
Oxford Street explosion (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Detective Superintendent Eddie Jones on the explosion at Oxford Street in London on 26 Oct 1981 and the possibility of a second device. Male interviewer not identified. Background noise of...