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Military intelligence in World War II (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews Professor R. V. Jones about military intelligence and the invention of radar in World War II; coincides with publication of his autobiography Most Secret War.
Moorgate underground crash (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Gould reports on a new investigation into the Moorgate underground train crash and theory that the crash occurred due to the suicide of the driver Leslie Newson; interviews with Laurence Marks,...
Orion oil rig grounded (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with member of Cor Arondyke, Dutch salvage firm, on the refloating of the Orion oil rig off the coast of Guernsey. Interviewer and interviewee not identified. (The salvage company was Wijsmuller...
Child benefit raised (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Stanley Orme, Labour social security minister, on an increase in child benefits. Female interviewer not identified.
Mecca tea (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Michael Loveridge on his new low price Mecca tea. Follows Price Commission report on tea prices which suggested blenders were making too high a profit through high prices to the customer....
Snow in West Country (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Henry Plumb MP, on the problems facing West Country farmers during a spell of severe weather. Interviewer not identified.
Snow in Dorset (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Frank Thorington(?), caretaker at Puddletown School, Dorset, on the plight of children stranded there during extreme weather conditions. Interviewer not identified.
Sue Slipman on sexism in higher education (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sue Slipman, National Union of Students (NUS), on discrimination against women in higher education and on the NUS campaign against sexism. Interviewer not identified.
BIM calls for tax cuts (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male member of the British Institute of Management (BIM) on the need for UK Chancellor Denis Healey to cut income tax in his forthcoming budget. Male interviewer not identified...
Fall in US and Canadian dollar (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker on the fall in the price of the American and Canadian dollars. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Douglas Moffitt).