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Yankee Jones (1985)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
Special programme. Andrew Jones presents Yankee Jones, the story of Sidney Jones Jnr, also known as Sidney Vincent Jones. Andrew Jones traces his father’s upbringing in the USA before he moved to Wales. He...
Henry Ford museum and Ford car history (1985)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
Andrew Jones presents the second part of a special programme, in which he visits the Henry Ford Museum and Henry Ford Village at Dearborn, Michigan and looks at the history and production of the cars made...
Fifty days (1985)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
Saturday Feature: Fifty Days. Extensive interview with Bill Cooke, a merchant seaman shipwright, recalling how he spent fifty 50 days at sea in an open raft after the ship SS Lulworth Hill was torpedoed by...
IRN news review of the year (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Special; Speech; Vox pop
Douglas Cameron introduces a review of the news stories of 1985 with award winning reporter Dave Loyn looking back on the year. Stories include air accidents and hijacks; Northern Ireland agreement; baby...
Our side of the river (1986)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
David Clarke presents a Bank Holiday special documentary on London Docklands Development Corporation plans to regenerate London’s Docklands area with a new residential area and how the area became derelict...
Drivers cross picket lines at Wapping (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Lindsay Taylor reports on lorry drivers’ defiance of transport union TGWU leader Ron Todd as they cross the picket lines at News International’s Wapping plant. Includes news conference statement by Ron...
Mission Control announcement on Challenger disaster (1986)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
Mission Control at Cape Canaveral announces the Challenger space shuttle disaster. Members of the crowd are heard weeping in the background.
Challenger space shuttle disaster - Live commentary (1986)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
Countdown commentary and final transmission of the Challenger space shuttle crew (poss. Dick Scobee) as the craft takes off, followed by NASA Shuttle Control’s report of an explosion. Flight controller...
NASA Mission Controller describes Challenger space shuttle disaster (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Special; Speech
Steve Nesbitt, NASA Mission Controller, reports a major malfunction shortly after the launch of the Challenger space shuttle (28/01/86). Followed by interview with Nesbitt describing what flight controllers...
Spectators react to Challenger space shuttle explosion (1986)
- Genre
- Special
Actuality of crowd reaction to the Challenger space shuttle disaster (28/01/86). The spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its flight over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United...