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Earthquake hits Yugoslavia (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
British Consul Roger Clark(?) describes how an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has hit Yugoslavia (15/04/79). He claims that at least 25 people have been killed in the town of Bar but that...
Volcanic eruption in Barbados (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male volcano expert talks about working on active volcanoes after witnessing an eruption on Barbados. He comments on the discovery of vegetation and small animals living in the crater of some...
Children hired father’s killer (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A 17 year-old boy from the United States who paid a 19 year-old man to murder his father is to be tried as an adult. Unidentified male American speaker (identified as Bob ?) describes how the 17 year-old and...
Greece to enter European Community (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
It has been announced that Greece will join the European Community. Agne Pantalouri of the Greek Embassy in London describes how, with the fall of the dictatorship in Greece, the country was ready to join....
Joe Clark wins Canadian election (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces that he will hand government over to Conservative leader Joe Clark following the 1979 election defeat. Clark tells his supporters that together with their...
Charles Colson on Prison Fellowship (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Former Presidential adviser to US President Richard Nixon, Charles Colson discusses his Prison Fellowship scheme on a visit to London. Colson feels that British prisoners will welcome the scheme and is...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Consumer advice
City Week, presented by Douglas Moffitt. Part 2 of 2. Includes report on payment issues regarding private health treatment; interview with Private Patients Plan Deputy Managing Director John Gelling(?)....
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Consumer advice; Interview; News report
City Week, presented by Douglas Moffitt. Part 1 of 2. Includes update on the gold and share prices and the pay dispute at the heart of the engineering strike. Report on IMF and World Bank conference by Alex...
Our kind of town (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Keith Howell presents Our Kind of Town. This week’s edition looks at three books about London and Howell interviews the authors on their stories. The books are Docklandscape, by Hilary Peters, on her city...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Consumer advice; Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
City Week. First edition of a new series. Presented by IRN Financial Editor Douglas Moffitt; directed by Ray Gannon(?). Produced by the IRN Financial Unit. Includes stock market update. Also report on the...