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8 results found for '"Kingston"' in Keywords.
Kingston delays going comprehensive (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Angela Rumbold?, Chairman of Kingston Education Centre, on why they can’t go comprehensive before 1982. Admits she is against comprehensive education and is not happy with actions of Education Secretary...
Kevin McNamara MP faces calls for resignation (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with George Templeman, agent of Labour politician Kevin McNamara, on calls for the MP’s resignation by his Kingston upon Hull constituency, after it was revealed that both his sons were...
Prime Minister visits Harrier factory (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Paul Maurice reports on the visit of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the Harrier factory in Kingston, Surrey to see the construction of the new RAF Jump Jet. Includes press statement by Thatcher.
Discovery of body of missing Kingston girl Kirsty Bryant (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Police Commander David Osland confirms a murder inquiry has been launched following the discovery of the body of the missing young girl Kirsty Bryant by her father close to the area of the Cambridge Estate,...
Maxine Hong Kingston interview (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Smith interviews American author, Maxine Hong Kingston, on the Lunchtime Show. She speaks about her new novel, Tripmaster Monkey, and also about her cultural background and her writing.
British Aerospace to make 5000 redundant (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Defence correspomdent Paul Maurice reports on the British Aerospace announcement of the closure of two plants, one in Lancashire and the other at Kingston-on-Thames in Surrey, with the loss of 5,000 jobs...
Margaret Thatcher’s resignation honours list (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Russell reports for LBC Newstalk breakfast on Margaret Thatcher’s resignation honours list. Includes Maurice de Rohan condemning the life peerage for P & O Chairman Jeffrey Stirling, on behalf of the...
Violence against traffic wardens (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on violence in Kingston (upon Thames?) on traffic wardens. Area Traffic Warden Controller Jim Wright talks about what the wardens have to put up with, why they get so much abuse and says they will all...