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9 results found for '"Merchant seamen"' in Keywords.
James Slater receives CBE (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jim Slater, former merchant seaman and General Secretary of the National Union of Seamen, about receiving a CBE.
Seaman detained in USSR (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the mother of Stephen Thomas, British merchant seaman detained in the USSR. Male interviewer not identified.
Falklands war ends - Cunard chairman on QE2 return (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Matthews (Victor Matthews) - chairman of Cunard shipping - following the return of the QE2 cruise liner to Southampton after her requisition as a warship during the Falklands War. Male...
Falklands war ends - Admiral on QE2 return (1982)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, Commander in Chief of the Fleet, paying tribute to those who served on the QE2 cruise ship which has returned home following its use in the Falklands War.
Falklands war ends - SS Canberra return (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview; Special
Report on the return of requisitioned Falklands troop ship SS Canberra to Southampton following the end of hostilities in the war between Britain and Argentina. Includes vox pop with sailors and crowd; noise...
Fifty days (1985)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
Saturday Feature: Fifty Days. Extensive interview with Bill Cooke, a merchant seaman shipwright, recalling how he spent fifty 50 days at sea in an open raft after the ship SS Lulworth Hill was torpedoed by...
Prince Charles speech on merchant shipping (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales), to the Company of Master Mariners in London, warning of the dangers to national security of the run-down in British merchant shipping.
Prince Charles speech on merchant shipping (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales), to the Company of Master Mariners in London, warning of the dangers to national security of the run-down in British merchant shipping.
UK shipping changes (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Defence correspondent Paul Maurice reports on proposals by Transport Secretary, Cecil Parkinson, to make sweeping new changes in the rules which govern British shipping. Includes interview with Cecil...