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First live broadcast from Parliament (1975)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Special; Speech
Ed Boyle presents two clips from the House of Commons. The first is an extract from the first live broadcast from Parliament (09/06/75). The second is a Commons debate on publication of former cabinet...
First live radio House of Commons broadcast (1975)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Special
First live broadcast of UK Parliament on radio, 09/06/75. The presenter is Peter Allen. The speakers include Harold Wilson, Prime Minister; Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition; Jeremy Thorpe, leader...
Harry Secombe on career (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with singer, entertainer, and comic actor, Harry Secombe. He speaks about his career, in particular his time in the Goon Show including how he met the other members, his time in the army, and his...
Keith Michell on theatrical career (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with actor Keith Michell. He speaks about the musical for children he is working on entitled Follow That Star, and being typecast by being offered roles as kings. Male interviewer not identified.
John Conteh on boxing and career (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Adrian Love interviews British boxer John Conteh. It looks at boxing today, being WBC light heavyweight champion but not WBA champion, injuring his hand, where his next fight will be and the single that he...
Law and order in Northern Ireland (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with historian T.E. Utley about his new book, Lessons of Ulster, about law and order in Northern Ireland. He talks about the problems of Northern Ireland and the nature of British politics; the...
Children and parents (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified female speaker about children and parents. Looks at how parents can be overwhelmed by children; the effect of teachers on parenting. An unidentified female speaker talks about...
Conductor Georg Solti on his career (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with conductor Georg Solti on his career. It looks at his teachers and influences; his time as music director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; and his ethics as to his 10 year work...
Press conference on a Loch Ness monster paper (1975)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press conference featuring British naturalist Peter Scott, co-author of a paper in Nature magazine, on the Loch Ness monster (presented seriously). He explains the renaming of it as Nessiteras rhombopteryx...
End of Commons broadcasting experiment (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report at the end of a 4-week experiment of IRN broadcasting from the House of Commons (by Ed Boyle?). Speaks to Leader of the House, Edward Short on how he felt the experiment went.