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  • Peter Parker on new APT train (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sir Peter Parker, Chairman of British Rail, on the future of the new high-speed APT train. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Boy scout on record camping attempt (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with David Rees(?), 15-year-old boy scout on his record breaking attempt for sleeping out of doors. Female interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.

  • Helen Smith suspicious death - Richard Powell view (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Richard Powell, university lecturer and legal expert, on the case of British nurse Helen Smith, who died in suspicious circumstances in Saudi Arabia in 1979, particularly on Helen’s father...

  • American backed Titanic venture (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Telephone interview with a Texas oilman (not identified - poss. Jack Grimm) on the venture to recover the wreck of the liner The Titanic from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Female intreviewer not identified.

  • ITV advertising over 25 years (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; Advertisement

    Interview with Cliff Adams, musician and composer of commercial jingles, about the twenty-fifth anniversary of ITV and the changes in television advertising during that period. Includes excerpts from...

  • Policing US sport events (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview at the ground with Texan Police Sergeant, Bill Ford, on policing the Astrodome in Houston during baseball and American football games with far less hooliganism than in the UK. Female interviewer...

  • New London Tourist Board president (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with the Duke of Westminster (Gerald Grosvenor) on his appointment as the new President of the London Tourist Board (LTB) in succession to Sir Anthony Milward. Female interviewer not identified....

  • Salvation Army Blitz appeal (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with the Duke of Westminster (Gerald Grosvenor) on the financial request made by the Salvation Army for their Blitz Appeal to help the unemployed, homeless, and helpless. Female interviewer not...

  • Employment office picket in Brixton (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a spokesman for the Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA) about a picket outside Brixton unemployment benefit office in Coldharbour Lane, South London, as a protest over the dismissal...

  • House of Fraser profits fall (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sir Hugh Fraser, Chairman of House of Fraser, about a fall in profits in the first six months of 1980. He talks about the company’s flag shop store Harrods, and the reaction of major...