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9 results found for '"Ocean Sound"' in Contributors.
Thomas Sopwith 100th birthday (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Tommy Sopwith, son of Sir Thomas Sopwith, inventor of the First World War fighter plane, the Camel who is 100 today. On some of his early racing flights in 1910/11; invention and construction...
Maiden Great Britain naming (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Quill Potter reports on the visit of the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, to Hamble, Hampshire to name the only boat to be crewed by an all woman crew in the Whitbread round-the-world yacht race if they can...
HMS Hood survivor on the Bismarck as a war grave (1989)
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- Interview
One of the two remaining survivors of HMS Hood, sunk by the German warship Bismarck, says the wreck of the mammoth German vessel should be left where it lies. The Bismarck has been discovered by the US...
UK common cold research unit closes (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jo Bishop reports on the closure of Britain’s only common cold research unit, in Salisbury. The centre’s been battling with the virus for 43 years, but now it’s closing down without finding a cure....
Tracy Edwards on receiving the MBE (1990)
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- Interview
Yacht skipper Tracy Edwards gives her reaction on being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Edwards is the skipper of Maiden, the first yacht with an all-woman crew to complete the...
Briton escapes Kuwait (1990)
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- Interview
British oil technician John Osgerby(?), now returned to his family in Hampshire, on the difficulties of escaping from Kuwait by driving across the desert. Interviewer not heard. Originally broadcast on Ocean...
Magistrate resigns over poll tax (1990)
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- Interview
Interview with Havant, Hampshire magistrate June Hanan who has resigned over her disagreement with the poll tax claiming she will not prosecute anyone who refuses to pay it. Taken from Ocean Sound. Male...
Solent ship wreck (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with coastguard Gerry Watson on the Greek freight ship they think has sunk in storms near the Nab Tower in the Solent. Male interviewer not identified. Taken from Ocean Sound. For Update programme.
Helen Gorrie murder (1992)
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- News report; Press conference; Interview; Vox pop
Alison Perry reports on the murder of Hampshire schoolgirl Helen Gorrie. Fifteen-year-old Helen’s body was found in the village of Horndean on Saturday by guests at a wedding reception. Includes excerpt...