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Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with male speaker about the clean-up operation following the Amoco Cadiz crude oil tanker splitting in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany on 16/03/78...
Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with male speaker about the salvage operation on the Amoco Cadiz crude oil tanker which split in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany on 16/03/78...
Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with male speaker about the clean-up operation after the Amoco Cadiz crude oil tanker split in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany on 16/03/78...
Michelle Booth returns home from hospital (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Michelle Booth, on her return from hospital, thanks listeners for their support, and for the Roy Orbison half-hour she was played. At home, her parents talk about her progress and physiotherapy, her...
A victim of abuse in a care home speaks out about her ordeal (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
A victim of assault and battery who was living in a care home, tells her story of how she was abused by her house mother, and threatened with death if she told anyone. The victim complains that she received...
Transatlantic balloon crossing attempt (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Don Cameron and Christopher Davey aim to be the first men to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon. The Zanussi balloon also doubles as a boat, should they come down into the Atlantic. Both men are...
Thames Barrier explained (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with project director John Grice about the function of the Thames Barrier. Low pressures in the North Sea, melting polar ice caps and the settlement of London has increased flooding risks in the...
Premium Bond process (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews David Percival, Premium Bond spokesman, in which he explains the process of buying, owning and winning on the Premium Bond system. The draw machine ERNIE is explained, as is the...
Armed robbery of a shop, the aftermath explained (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified eyewitness to a an armed raid on a security van. He describes the sound of a gunshot and the injuries sustained by a security guard. Five criminals made off with bags of money....
Mickey Mouse jubilee celebrations (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with spokesman for Walt Disney, Eddie Evans, on the fifty birthday celebrations for Mickey Mouse. The history of the iconic cartoon character is discussed, as is the transition he has made across...