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1,149 results found for all records.
Hayes on Sunday (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Special; Interview
Brian Hayes reviews the 1981 Conservative Party conference in Blackpool with a look at the challenge to the Government’s monetarist policy from former Prime Minister Edward Heath and an examination of the...
Our kind of town (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
Our Kind of Town, presented by Cathy(?) Stokes. This edition looks at the history of the district of Southwark in South London with a visit to Borough High Street (and its use as a pilgrim’s route) and...
Actuality of space shuttle Columbia (1981)
- Genre
- Special
Recording of NASA mission control’s radio communication from Houston with the Columbia space shuttle as it prepares to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere after its maiden flight into space. Speaking...
Retrospective on Iranian embassy siege (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Malcolm Brabant retrospective report on the six day Iranian embassy siege in London which began on 30 April last year, including the role played by PC Trevor Lock, the SAS rescue operation which followed the...
LBC special on Columbia shuttle flight and future potential (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report; Special; Speech
LBC special on the world’s first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, which has returned from its maiden flight, NASA astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen having been sent into orbit for the first time....
LBC special on causes of Brixton riots (1981)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview; Music; Special; Vox pop
LBC special on the causes of the Brixton riots last weekend which are to be the subject of Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman’s) inquiry. Barry Jordan discusses with reporter Liz Pike(?) the opinion of local...
LBC special on GLC elections (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Vox pop
LBC special presented by Barbara Long on the GLC elections, prior to all the local elections this week, covering the different party candidates and their policies. Includes interviews with: current GLC...
Student London (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music; News report; Special
LBC special - Student London - presented by Tommy Boyd and put together by students. Includes Simon Garfield and Joe Cochlan on the latest skating crazes, with comment from roller skaters. Sarah Lewthwaite...
Hall on the hill (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Poetry; Special
LBC News Radio special Hall on the Hill, presented by Lawrence Spicer, on the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables on West Hill, Putney. Includes interviews with Director of Appeals, Air Commodore Denis...
1960s American history (1981)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
Special on 1960s American history with archive actuality, news bulletins and speeches. Events covered include: Richard Nixon’s defeat in election to be Governor of California. US space programme and John...