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  • Youth unemployment (1981)

    Genre
    Documentary; Interview

    Four-part programme on youth unemployment, presented by Tommy Boyd. Considers the prospects of 720,000 school leavers who are entering the employment market at a time of mass unemployment. Interviewees...

  • IRA bomb survivors (1981)

    Genre
    Documentary; Interview

    Documentary on survivors of IRA bomb attacks, presented by Di Latham. Interviewees are Major-General Sir Steuart Pringle, who survived an IRA bomb attack (17/10/81) but lost a leg as a result; Ray Hassan(?),...

  • Look back in hope (1981)

    Genre
    Documentary; Interview; Poetry

    Look Back In Hope, presented by Lawrence Spicer. A programme about the International Year of Disabled Persons, organised by the United Nations. Bob Holness reads a poem about disability by Roger McGough and...

  • AM programme on release of US hostages in Iran (1981)

    Genre
    Advertisement; Documentary; Interview; News bulletin; News report; Speech; Trailer

    LBC’s AM programme, presented by Bob Holness, on the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as US President. John Greenwood reports on the release of the American hostages in Tehran, and the first day of Reagan’s...

  • Decision makers (1981)

    Genre
    Documentary; Special; Interview

    Decision Makers, presented by Richard Bestic. The programme looks at the origins of the Canadian Constitution, and the possible changes meaning legislative powers being transferred from the UK. The speakers...

  • Network - Queen of the May (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Documentary; Poetry

    Queen of the May: a Network programme in celebration of the beginning of Spring and the history of womanhood. The speakers and contributors are not identified. Originally broadcast on Radio Clyde.

  • Network - Dick the Mole & Geoff Love (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Documentary; Interview

    Network programme. 1. Mole catching in the Midlands. Pest controller Dick Woodburn(?) (aka Dick the Mole) talks about his life as a Staffordshire mole-catcher. Reporter not identified. Originally broadcast...

  • Network - Alternative cures (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Documentary; Interview

    Alternative Cures. A Network programme, presented by Ian(?) Mann(?). Looks at alternatives to conventional ideas of medical care including preventative cures and self-help concepts, as well as New Age...

  • Network - We are what we eat (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Documentary; Interview

    We Are What We Eat. A Network programme, presented by Colin Adams. The programme examines the health food industry and vegetarianism. The speakers include: Anne(?) Bigger(?), Glasgow health food shop owner;...

  • Network - A life in brass! (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Documentary; Interview

    A Life in Brass! A Network programme examining the life of Harry Mortimer, English composer and conductor, who specialised in brass band music. Includes an interview with Harry Mortimer, and recordings of...