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Final edition of Evening News (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the final edition of the Evening News, which has closed amid falling sales and financial problems. Includes interviews with a man referred to as Charles; newspaper reporter Ann Morris; copytaker...
Obituary of John Lennon (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
Obituary of musician John Lennon (assassinated 08/12/80), and retrospective of The Beatles. Includes an interview with George Martin, an excerpt of an interview with John Lennon, and an excerpt of the...
Lord Denning on his 81st birthday (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the eighty-first birthday of Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning (Tom Denning), who has pledged to continue working, despite calls for his resignation. Includes interview with Lord Denning. Male...
Paul McCartney arrested in Japan (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the arrest in Japan of musician and former Beatle Paul McCartney, after being found in possession of marijuana, while on tour in the country. Male reporter not identified.
West End hotel bomb blast (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on a bomb explosion at the Mount Royal Hotel in Central London which left one man dead and one injured (17/01/80). Includes interviews with eyewitnesses including Hazel Meredith and (poss.) Daphne...
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
Templeton religious prize (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the origins of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion and the 90,000 pound award this year to Dr Ralph Burhoe. Includes interviews with Ralph Burhoe and with founder John Templeton. Male...
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
Palladium Cellars waxwork exhibition (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the recently opened London tourist attraction, The Palladium Cellars, a waxwork and costume exhibition focusing on the theatre and cinema. Includes interviews with proprietor Louis Benjamin and...
TUC day of action response at Waterloo (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Report on the response of railwaymen and commuters at Waterloo Station in London (their views heard) to a TUC day of action on 14/05/80 organised as a protest against the Conservative Government’s...