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224 results found for all records.
First anniversary of death of John Lennon (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Report on the first anniversary of the death of John Lennon. Includes interviews with Joe Flannery, an old friend of Lennon, who wrote a song for the anniversary; writer John Blake, who says Yoko Ono still...
Archive interview with Bill Shankly (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
Archive interview with Bill Shankly OBE (died 29/09/81). Shankly says he was proud to be the manager of Liverpool Football Club and explains the concept of collective play. In two parts, divided by break in...
Review of the year (1981)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report; Obituary; Press conference; Special
A review of 1981, presented by John Greenwood and researched by Charlie Rose. Topics covered include the hunt for and arrest of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe; the release of US hostages in Iran just...
Death of Rab Butler - Lord Hailsham tribute (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Tribute
Peter Spencer interviews Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg), who pays tribute to former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Butler (Richard Austen Butler, otherwise known as Rab Butler) following his death on...
DJ Murray Kaufman obituary (1982)
- Genre
- Obituary
Obituary for the influential disc jockey Murray the K (Murray Kaufman) who has died of cancer. Male reporter not identified.
Leonid Brezhnev obituary (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary; Speech
Obituary of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev (died 10/11/82). Includes excerpt of a speech given by Brezhnev in Russian. Female reporter not identified (poss....
Death of Sobhuza II, ruler of Swaziland (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Report on the death of King Ngwenyama Sobhuza II, ruler of Swaziland. Male reporter not identified.
Karen Carpenter obituary (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Obituary of 32-year-old singer Karen Carpenter of US pop group The Carpenters, formed with her brother Richard, who has died from cardiac arrest believed to have been brought on by other medical conditions,...
Obituary of cartoonist Herge (1983)
- Genre
- Obituary
Obituary of Georges Prosper Remi (pen name Herge), cartoonist and creator of Tintin. Male reporter not identified.
John Vorster obituary (1983)
- Genre
- Obituary
Obituary of former South Africa Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster (known as John Vorster), his political decisions and his apartheid views. Male reporter not identified.