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Freddie Laker on cheap air travel (1978)
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Interview with Freddie Laker on the rise in cut-price cross-Atlantic air fares since the introduction of the Skytrain. He thinks it is just a publicity stunt.
New baby giraffe (1978)
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Interview with London Zoo keeper Jeff Nicklin about the giraffes - including a new baby, Cloudy, the fourth in the last three years - at the Zoo. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Christopher...
Noise pollution at Heathrow (1978)
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Interview with Douglas Eden, Chairman of Heathrow Conservation Committee, about a committee for compensation for areas affected by Heathrow noise. He speaks of the previous grant for insulation and its low...
Richard Crockett on North Sea mining (1978)
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Interview with Richard Crockett, Institute of Geological Science, on the possibility of mining for coal under the North Sea. He speaks of the technical difficulty of mining under the sea, the costing,...
Cartoonist Alan Mitchell interviewed (1978)
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Interview with Alan Mitchell about his comic book hero Superkid based on real-life friend Eddie Marsden, also interviewed. He speaks of future stories and whether they want to make money from the character.
Charles Williams on British Rail efficiency (1978)
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Interview with Charles Williams, Chairman of the Price Commission, on calls for British Rail to increase efficiency. He looks at the relationships between staff expenses and passenger fares, as well as ways...
Reg Race on housing shortage (1978)
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Interview with Reg Race, NUPE, on a report claiming over that 3,000,000 families live in overcrowded conditions. He considers whether immigration has impacted on the number of people in need of housing and...
Demonstration for Charlie Welsh (1978)
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Interview with George Major, Pearly King of Peckham, about the demonstration at Islington Town Hall against the imprisonment of Charlie Welsh for non-payment of rates on his city farm. He speaks of the...
Charlie Welsh release from prison (1978)
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Interview with Charlie Welsh on his release from prison following demonstrations against his arrest for non-payments of bills. He speaks of the councilâs inability to send him a bill before it was too...
Temple Bar restoration (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with American Charles Blane on plans for the restoration of Temple Bar, London. He speaks of his love of the design and why he feels Americans might want to pay for the restoration.