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Ceremony of the Keys (1978)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Special
Report on the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London, with actuality of ceremony. Male reporter not identified (poss. Chris Hourmouzious). Last Post music fades out at end.
Windscale protest in London (1978)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Liberal MP David Penhaligon and National Union of Mineworkers leader Arthur Scargill speak at a London rally against the stepping-up of processing at the Windscale nuclear plant in Cumbria. Starts with...
Naomi James on her voyage around the globe (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Adventurer Naomi James, the first British woman to sail around the world single-handed, describes overcoming difficulties at Cape Horn near New Zealand. James spent some of her time carving a chess set and...
Croxford sings to zoo animals (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Vic(?) Croxford sings to a variety of zoo animals including giraffes, rhinoceri, elephants, wallabies, lions and monkeys. Croxford hopes that singing to the young giraffe, Long John Silver, will help him...
Launch of Daily Star newspaper (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Company Chairman Victor Matthews expresses his delight at the successful launch of new national newspaper the Daily Star. Editor Derek Jameson defends the use of photographs of topless women to sell...
Funeral of Golda Meir (1978)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Tribute
Report on the funeral of former Israeli prime minister. Includes the singing of traditional prayers. Meir is set to be buried close to former prime minister Levi Eshkol and Zionist leader Theodor Herzl. US...
Aldo Moro assassination special report (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Speech; Interview; Music
Special report on the assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro on 09/05/78 â he was murdered by the Red Brigades terrorist group. Includes Italian radio broadcast announcing the murder;...
Margaret Thatcher profile (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music; Vox pop
Profile of new Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, her religious influences and political career so far. Includes interviews with Thatcher; residents of Grantham and former school colleagues and teachers;...
Labour conference coverage and analysis (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Coverage and analysis of the Labour Party conference 1979. Topics covered include constitutional changes and internal division. Speaking are: Roy Hattersley; James Callaghan, Peter Hain, Tony Benn, Eric...
Corby steel closures (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Corby councillor Peter Floody speaks in praise of Corby, which is facing the loss of its iron and steel industry and so consequently huge unemployment. Local council leader Kelvin Glendenning also...