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9 results found for '"National service"' in Keywords.
Conscription of blacks in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Peter Sharp reports from Rhodesia on the 1st day of conscription into national service for blacks. Used as a political move to appease the whites, as the whites have been doing national service for over a...
The London interview (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
The London Interview. Keith Howell interviews war photographer Don McCullin, who tells how he joined the Royal Air Force because he didn’t want to join the Army to do his national service. On his return to...
Meir Kahane on his policies for Israel (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the coalitions taking place to form the next Israeli Government. American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane speaks at a press conference about his policies on Arab village clearances, mixed marriages for...
Bruce Kent on his life, career and nuclear disarmament (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report; Special
Part 1 of a 2 part programme presented by Nick Peters on war, this part looking at possible future (nuclear) war. Consisting mainly of an interview with General Secretary of the CND, Roman Catholic Monsignor...
National Service (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
National Service veterans John Biffen, Richard Vaughan and Leslie Thomas remember the days of the service, and describe their experiences. Recorded to coincide with an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum?...
Saturday Documentary: Beseder (1986)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Beseder (ok or fine in Hebrew). Looks at the experience of British Jews who have emigrated to Israel (interviews with several), and Israeli relations with Arab neighbours; Memorial and Independence Day...
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interview with Lord Hunt (John Hunt), leader of the first successful assault on Mount Everest in 1953. Recalls Everest expedition with Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay; on leadership in...
Douglas Hurd on law and order policy (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd answers criticism levelled at him by Shadow Home Secretary, Roy Hattersley over issues surrounding electronic tagging, the end of the right to silence, and his green paper. He...
Korean war history (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
General Anthony Farrar-Hockley on the Korean War 40 years ago, he is writing a 2 volume history of the war. On Britain’s role; his experiences; working under a combined UN force; US General Douglas...