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48 results found for '"Memorials"' in Keywords.
Charlie Chaplin statue won’t be erected (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative Greater London council member Roland Freeman, on the rejection of proposals by Illtyd Harrington to erect a statue of Charlie Chaplin in Kennington, London. Male interviewer not...
Charlie Chaplin statue won’t be erected (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews irate Great London Council member Illtyd Harrington on the GLC decision not to erect a statue in honour of actor Charlie Chaplin in Kennington, London. He criticises Conservative...
Thatcher speech at policeman memorial (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Christopher McDonald, 19-year-old policeman , who was murdered in Blackpool in 05/78.
Our kind of town (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
Our Kind of Town. Keith Howell hosts this episode (Old Soldiers Never Die?) in which 84 year-old World War I survivor Charlie Garrard(?) shares his recollections of the War. Rose Coombs, Special Collections...
Montgomery statue unveiled in Belgium (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the unveiling of a statue in Brussels by Belgian Prime Minister, Wilfred Martens and General Sir Jack Harman, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, in honour of British Second World War...
Commonwealth war graves (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Stuart Campbell, Director of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, on the administration and finance of the graves by the Commonwealth countries including in wartorn and Middle Eastern...
Wyszynski cross destroyed in Warsaw (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report from Victoria Square in Warsaw about the creation of a cross commemorating the death of Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski on 28/05/81 and its destruction by East German aid lorries. Female reporter not...
John Lennon tribute concert (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool. With comment from photographer and fan Dave Griffiths(?); sculptor Alan Curran(?), who created a statue of Lennon to mark the occassion; fans Bob...
Tour of Highgate Cemetery (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
A tour of Highgate Cemetery, now maintained by the Friends of Highgate Cemetery. Honorary Secretary Jean Pateman describes how the cemetery began in 1839 and expanded as it grew in popularity. Judith...
History of the Poppy Appeal (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the history of the Poppy Appeal which raises money for servicemen and explaining how the replica poppies are made. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.