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224 results found for all records.
Death of Major Pat Reid (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary
Report following the death on 22 May 1990 of Major Pat Reid - author of The Colditz Story and one of the few prisoners to escape from the German high security POW camp. He became famous after publishing his...
Joe Loss dies (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
Great band leader Joe Loss has died of kidney failure at the age of 80 in a London hospital. Friend and colleague Jack Parnell pays tribute, and Tim Locke looks back at the man and his music. Includes...
Memorial service for Max Wall (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
Clayre Gribben reporting from the memorial service at St Pauls Church, Covent Garden for comedian and actor Max Wall, with coverage of Wall’s life and career. Fellow comedian Barry Cryer on his original...
Death of Sir Len Hutton (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
Mark Gonnella reports on the death of cricket legend Sir Len Hutton, aged 74. He looks back at the highlights of Hutton’s career; Trevor Bailey pays tribute and Geoffrey Boycott talks about his regret at...
Funeral of PC Laurence Brown (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Obituary
Phil Edwards reports on the funeral of PC Laurence Brown, who was shot eleven days ago whilst on duty in Hackney. Chief Superintendent Niall Mulvihill pays tribute at the service, and vicar Roger Gayler...
Leonard Bernstein dies (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
American correspondent Paul Woodley reports on the death of Leonard Bernstein, conductor and composer of symphonies and musicals, in New York at the age of 72. Includes archive interview with Bernstein;...
Obituary of Michael Powell (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
Obituary of Michael Powell, the British film director whose works included The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Includes archive interview with Michael Powell. Female reporter not identified.
Obituary of Gordon Jackson (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Tribute
Camilla Affleck looks back at the career of actor Gordon Jackson following his death. Includes extracts from his hit show Upstairs Downstairs and tributes from fellow actors Martin Shaw, Pauline Collins and...
Death of pop star Mel Appleby (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; Obituary; Press conference
Camilla Affleck reports on the illness and death of 24 year-old pop star Mel Appleby, one half of the chart topping duo Mel and Kim. Includes music by Mel and Kim; archive clips of Mel Appleby and record...
Train robber Charlie Wilson remembered (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary
Retrospective on the life of Charlie Wilson, who took part in the Great Train Robbery, and who was shot dead last night in Marbella, Spain. Marbella journalist Chris Jones, fellow robber Ronnie Biggs, and...