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54 results found for '"Submarines"' in Keywords.
Towards 2000 (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Towards 2000. Field Marshal Michael Carver soliloquises on the future defence of Europe and various possible scenarios for the remainder of the 20th Century. Carver discusses Britain’s role in European...
Submarine trapped in North Sea (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
David Wragg, P & O, on the case of two men trapped in a submarine on the bottom of the North Sea. Their vessel, the P & O-owned PC9, became entangled in a cable while they were working for British Petroleum....
Submarine trapped in North Sea (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Paul Woodley interviews Margaret Jones, wife of James Jones, one of two men trapped in a submarine on the bottom of the North Sea. Their vessel, the P & O-owned PC9, became entangled in a cable while working...
Submarine trapped in North Sea (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Robin White reports on the case of two men, James Jones and William Cornell, trapped in a submarine on the bottom of the North Sea. Their vessel, the P & O-owned PC9, became entangled in a cable while...
Polaris base labour dispute (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Union representative Peter Adams on a dispute at the Polaris base on the Clyde. On the offer of a pay rise and pay comparability, believes this is the best offer they can negotiate. Individual unions will be...
Polaris base labour dispute (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Clyde workers’ spokesman Tom Killen on a decision to return to work at Polaris submarine bases following a pay offer. He is asked if he felt they had compromised national security by the stoppage. Blames...
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...
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...
Rescue by Prince Andrew (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the rescue of a sailor in Scotland involving Prince Andrew, Duke of York as a helicopter pilot, during a military training exercise that became real. The Prince’s instructor, Lieutenant Commander...