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6 results found for '"RSPB"' in Keywords.
London’s third airport - Arguments for and against Maplin plan (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the economic, environmental and social arguments behind the Maplin plan (in the context of plans for London’s third airport). Several people voice their opinions: Essex councillor Derek Wood...
Bill Oddie on environmental conservation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Oddie talks about the actions of conservationists and members of the public in the support of the RSPB and Greenpeace. He discusses the importance of these organisations, and urges the Government to...
Thatcher praise for bird charity (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Mark Phillips reports on a visit by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the headquarters of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in Sandy, Bedfordshire. During her tour the Prime Minister...
Shetland oil spill (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
David Addis reports on the oil spill by the oil tanker MV Braer which was stricken in high winds off the Shetland Islands. On the cleanup, using possibly hazardous chemicals; visits by ministers; fears of...
Weather conditions cause chaos (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mark Phillips reports on conditions after bad weather caused chaos on the roads. With comment from Unison spokesman Chris Humphreys(?), Nigel Davidson of the RAC, Shadow Social Security Secretary Donald...
London in the big freeze (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chris Chambers reports on how London has been coping with snow and bad weather conditions and asks whether anything has been learned from past experience. Edmund King from the RAC says the chaos could have...