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15 results found for '"Naval personnel"' in Keywords.
Stephen Roskill on death of Karl Doenitz (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Tribute
Captain Stephen Roskill on the death of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, Commander of the German Navy during World War II. He says if Hitler had listened to Doenitz’s advice, the Nazis would have won the battle...
Soviet submarine aground off Sweden (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Commander Sven Carlsson of the Royal Swedish Navy about the Soviet submarine which went aground off the coast of Sweden. On the refusal of the Soviet captain to answer questions or...
Falklands war - Navy welfare centre help (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Captain Tony Oglesby(?) of the Navy Welfare Centre on the help they have been giving to families of casualties from the Falklands War. Female interviewer not identified.
Soviets expel British naval attache (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the expulsion from Russia of British Naval attache Captain Bruce Richardson on suspicion of spying on the Soviet Union. Includes interviews with Captain Richardson, wife Anique(?) Richardson and...
Jesse Jackson on Robert Goodman (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Special
Report on an announcement by US politician The Reverend Jesse Jackson, regarding the release of captured US Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman, after meeting him at the Syrian Foreign Ministry. Jackson described...
Burial of a Mary Rose sailor (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the burial service, in the style of a Tudor funeral, at Portsmouth Cathedral of an unknown sailor who died on the Mary Rose warship over 400 years ago. Margaret Rule of the Mary Rose Trust...
Court martial after navy ship hits London Bridge (1984)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the court martial of Commander Colin Hamilton of HMS Jupiter, after his frigate collided with London Bridge, due to his refusal to listen to the advice of his crew and his failure to turn without...
Thatcher on Gulf ceasefire (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Margaret Thatcher speaks on board HMS Manchester in the Gulf to reporters on Iran and Iraq agreeing to the UN ceasefire resolution and warns we must remain cautious. She then speaks by loudhailer to the...
Naval attache expelled from Moscow (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with British naval attache, Captain Christopher Mayer, following his expulsion from the Soviet Union on spying charges. Eleven British diplomats and journalists were deported in a tit-for-tat...
US hostage William Higgins reported dead (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Paul Woodley reports from the United States on reaction to claims abducted American Marine, Lieutenant-Colonel William R. Higgins, has been murdered. Since his kidnapping in Lebanon on 17/02/88 there have...