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Bob Williams on how he survived Brent Spar helicopter crash (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Bob Williams, a survivor of the Sikorsky helicopter crash at the Brent Spar oil storage platform, describes his experience and how he escaped. Male interviewer not identified. Broadcast on NorthSound Radio.
Philip Laxton on how he survived Brent Spar helicopter crash (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Philip Laxton, a survivor of the Sikorsky helicopter crash at the Brent Spar oil storage platform, describes his experience and how he escaped thanks to the off-shore survival training they had received....
Victims of Brent Spar crash flown to Aberdeen (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Sikorsky helicopter crash at the Brent Spar oil storage platform, from where the bodies of those who died have been flown back to Aberdeen. Offshore Industry Chaplain, Reverend Andrew Wylie...
Repercussions of Strangeways Prison riots (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Superintendent (Marcus?) Beale on the repercussions of the Strangeways Prison riots in Manchester and the charges some prisoners will face following evidence collected by fellow prisoners. Female interviewer...
Tougher measures for waste discharged into rivers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Rivers Authority Chief Scientist, Dr Jan Pentreath about tough new rules proposed to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Chris Patten, over waste discharges into UK rivers....
Ravenscraig closure complaints (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
John Fraser interviews General Secretary of the Scottish TUC, Campbell Christie as he explains why he presented complaints about the proposed closure of a productive steel processing plant at Ravenscraig,...
Exxon Valdez master cleared (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Exxon Valdez master Joseph Hazelwood being cleared of all serious charges in connection with the tanker’s oil spill and how the US Coast Guard failed to process blood samples properly. Includes...
Lib Dem policy report, Shared Earth (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Liberal Democrat David Steel MP on the party’s new policy document, entitled Shared Earth, which calls for extra Government funds for Third World overseas development. Male interviewer not identified.
Paddy Ashdown on Powergen sale (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Russell interviews Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown about the Government’s intention to sell the country’s power utility Powergen and whether it is possible that it could fall into foreign...
Stephen Tumim on prison report (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim about his report on the state of the UK’s prisons. He says Victorian prisons were well-made and is critical of the medical...