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  • Peter Hain on sporting boycotts (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain on boycotting racist sports teams and players through immigration control and getting airlines to refuse to carry them starting with Wimbledon....

  • John Conteh on boxing and career (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Adrian Love interviews British boxer John Conteh. It looks at boxing today, being WBC light heavyweight champion but not WBA champion, injuring his hand, where his next fight will be and the single that he...

  • George Best on his life and career (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Ex-star footballer George Best is interviewed about his forthcoming biography, written by Michael Parkinson. He talks about how the love has been drained from football, killing it, and how he wishes it...

  • David Sheppard on appointment (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    The Right Reverend David Sheppard on his appointment as the new Bishop of Liverpool. Male interviewer not identified.

  • New Zealand view on apartheid in sport (1977)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Press conference by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Robert Muldoon, on apartheid in sport and if New Zealand will play South Africa at rugby while their teams are racially selected. Male reporters not...

  • Hayes on Sunday (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interviews Trevor Phillips, President of the National Union of Students (NUS), on Freedom of Speech in student unions; Trevor Bailey, cricketer, on World Series cricketer Kerry Packer and...

  • Colin and Rosie Swale on future plans (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Colin and Rosie Swale, who sailed round Cape Horn in a catamaran, discuss their new boat, Rosie’s Granary, Rosie’s new book, and their future plans. Female interviewer not identified.

  • Brian Hayes interviews Alan Pascoe (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes talks to athlete Alan Pascoe about the upcoming Commonwealth Games (3-12 August 1978). Reverse playback, and ends abruptly, mid-sentence (shot putter Geoff Capes is introduced at the beginning of...

  • Sports council 1m grant (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Sports Minister Denis Howell on the one million pound grant awarded to the Sports Council and what it will be used for, including aiding athletes by using up-to-date sports science techniques introduced from...

  • Verdict of misadventure at Liddle Towers inquest (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Police solicitor Brian Spoor speaks to reporters following the verdict of misadventure at the inquiry into the death of amateur boxer Liddle Towers. Liddle’s mother, Mary Towers, and sister, Marion Towers,...