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290 results found for all records.
Billy Fury dies (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Tribute
Report on the funeral service at the United Reformed Church, St John’s Wood, London for 1960s pop idol Bill Fury, who died last week from a heart attack. Includes tribute from Larry Parnes, who discovered...
Funeral of Judge William Doyle (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Tribute
Report on the funeral in Northern Ireland of 56 year-old judge William Doyle, shot dead by the IRA. Speaking are Bishop Cahal Daly; attendees Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg); and Northern...
Alec Jones MP dies (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Telephone interview with former Prime Minister and Labour Party leader, James Callaghan, paying tribute to the Rhondda West MP Alec Jones following his death at the age of 58. Male interviewer not identified.
John Vorster obituary (1983)
- Genre
- Obituary; Tribute
Obituary of former South Africa Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster (known as John Vorster), following his death at a Cape Town hospital after suffering from a blood clot caused by emphysema. Male...
Lord Mountbatten statue unveiled (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Tribute; Special
Report on the royal gathering for the unveiling of a statue of Lord Mountbatten on a site overlooking Horse Guards Parade. Includes tribute speeches by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Queen, and...
David Niven memorial service (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Tribute; Speech
Report on the memorial service for David Niven, who died in July from motor neurone disease, and the launch of an appeal fund by his friends to fight the illness. Includes tributes from fellow actors Jon...
Dad’s Army cast member tribute to John Le Mesurier (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Friend and fellow Dad’s Army cast member (poss. Bill Pertwee) pays tribute to theatre, film and televison actor John Le Mesurier, who has died (15/11/83) aged 71. Le Mesurier is best known for his role in...
Funeral of President Andropov (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Tribute; Music; Special
Report on the funeral of Soviet President Yuri Andropov. The oldest man to take power in the Soviet Union, Konstantin Chernenko, pays tribute (in Russian). Defence Minister Dmitriy Ustinov said the Soviet...
John Le Mesurier memorial service (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Tribute; Vox pop
Report on the memorial service for Dad’s Army actor John Le Mesurier, who died last November. Speakers are The Reverend Michael Bannister; actor and good friend Freddie Jones; various unidentified friends....
Sir Hugh Fraser obituary (1984)
- Genre
- Obituary; Tribute
Report on the death of Conservative politician Sir Hugh Fraser. Includes archive interview from 1983 with Fraser (male interviewer not identified); reaction from South Staffordshire MP Patrick Cormack;...