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Virgin and Oxfam aid Ethiopia (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Richard Branson after the disclosure that his company Virgin and charity Oxfam had been sending relief supplies to Ethiopia. Male interviewer not identified.
Virgin Challenger update (1985)
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- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Richard Branson), on board the Virgin Challenger attempting to cross the Atlantic in record time and win the Blue Riband, talks about the journey so far. Female interviewer...
Richard Branson breaks Atlantic crossing record (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on Richard Branson’s successful attempt to break the record for crossing the Atlantic, in his boat, the Virgin Atlantic Challenger. Covers the boat’s arrival in the Isles of Scilly, the people’s...
Margaret Thatcher on board the Virgin Challenger (1986)
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- Interview; Press conference
Margaret Thatcher speaks to members of the press on board Richard Branson’s record-breaking boat, Virgin Challenger. Branson himself then speaks about Thatcher having been aboard his boat, and what he...
Richard Branson on his cross-Atlantic voyage (1986)
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- Interview
Richard Branson on his completion of his record-breaking cross-Atlantic voyage. He talks about the bad moments on the crossing, the dispute over the Blue Riband and the Hales Trophy, and plans for future...
Richard Branson on crossing the Atlantic by balloon (1987)
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- Interview
Richard Branson on his latest record attempt - to take a hot air balloon across the Atlantic. He talks about the conditions of the challenge, how the weather will affect it, how difficult it will be to...
Steve Jones show (1988)
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- Interview
Steve Jones Show with special guest musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield interviewed on his first album, Tubular Bells, released 15 years ago; humour in his music; vocalists he has used; venturing into...
Richard Branson’s UFO hoax (1989)
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- Interview; News report
Angus Moorat reports on Richard Branson’s trial run for an April Fools’ Day flying saucer hoax, which resulted in the police being called to deal with a UFO. Inspector Andrew Neilson says it could have...
Richard Branson balloon attempt fails (1989)
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- Interview
Julie Sedgwick interviews businessman Richard Branson about the failure of his record-breaking attempt to fly a balloon across the Pacific. He and co-pilot Per Lindstrand were just 45 minutes from take-off...
BA dirty tricks campaign against Virgin (1993)
- Genre
- Speech
2 linked clips. British Airways Chairman Sir Colin Marshall claims he had no knowledge of unfair sales techniques and computer hacking directed at Richard Branson and Virgin Airways. Followed by Brian...