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Radio Victory opening (1975)
- Genre
- Special
Opening broadcast from Portsmouth-based station Radio Victory. The DJ, Glenn Richards, introduces the station and the people behind the show.
Alistair Graham on job relocations (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Alistair Graham on civil service job relocations from Portsmouth, Gloucester, and Manchester (among other places) to Glasgow, and his campaign to change the mind of the Government. Male interviewer not...
Callaghan in Portsmouth (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Election coverage
Prime Minister James Callaghan takes the campaign trail back to his home town of Portsmouth, where he visits his old school (which is now local Radio Victory) to give an interview (male interviewer not...
Roger Hibberd, kidney patient, on operation (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with kidney transplant patient, Roger Hibberd, on the success of the operation at St Mary’s Hospital in Portsmouth and his forthcoming trip on Concorde (the second trip for his kidney). Male...
John Nott announces defence cuts (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on defence cuts, including an excerpt of speech made in the House of Commons by Defence Secretary John Nott, who announces widespread redundancies and the closure of dockyards in favour of Trident...
John Nott on defence cuts and introduction of Trident nuclear deterrent (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Defence Secretary, John Nott on the government cuts which will result in the closure of Chatham Dockyard and the reduction of capacity at Portsmouth. He says there will be an increase in defence spending and...
Flower of the fleet (1982)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, lay forgotten in the mud of the Solent for 400 years after being sunk during an attack on Portsmouth by the French. Here we get an account of why and how she sank, and...
Mary Rose salvage fundraising (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the managing director of a recruitment company (not identified) on a caption competition designed to raise funds for the salvaging of Tudor warship, the Mary Rose, off the coast of Portsmouth....
Falklands war - Invincible leaves Portsmouth (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report from Portsmouth Harbour on the departure of aircraft carrier HMS Invincible for the South Atlantic following the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentine forces. Female reporter not identified.
Falklands war - wife of officer interviewed (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Patricia Kelly of Portsmouth, wife of Chief Petty Officer Michael Kelly aboard HMS Sheffield, on the lack of information about her husband’s shore leave following his official duty in the...