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39,247 results found for all records.
Oil sanctions on Rhodesia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview (with Rhodesian journalist and exile Peter Niesewand?) on the breaking of oil sanctions placed on Rhodesia by the British Government, and if the Government knew about the sanctions busting. Female...
Laker uses US engines in aircraft (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on controversy over Freddie Laker’s decision to use American engines fron General Electric Motors rather than British Rolls Royce engines in his aircraft. With negative reaction from Lbour MP Walter...
Kevin Murphy gives up on Channel swim race (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Journalist Kevin Murphy explains why he chose to give up in a race swimming across the English Channel and his upcoming attempt at a 3-away crossing. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Chris...
Drugs seized at Lincolnshire private airstrip (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Patrick Dickinson, owner of an airstrip in Lincolnshire, tells how custom men ambushed an aircraft that landed on his runway, seized cannabis and made some arrests. Male interviewer not identified.
Tony Benn on electricity subsidy (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary for Energy Tony Benn outlines the supplementary benefits that will help those on low income to pay their electricity bills. Male interviewer not identified.
Scotland football manager resigns (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Ally MacLeod talks about resigning as Scotland football team manager following the national side’s disappointing performance at the World Cup in Argentina. Male interviewer not identified.
Birth of the Daily Star (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Editor of The Sun, Larry Lamb is sceptical about Jocelyn Stevens’s new tabloid paper, The Daily Star. Male interviewer not identified.
Smallpox outbreak in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an outbreak of smallpox at a medical laboratory in Birmingham where anatomical photographer Janet Parker has caught the disease. The WHO’s Dr Ian Carter is flying in to investigate and some...
Smallpox in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. James McGee of the World Health Organisation (WHO)) on the control of an outbreak of smallpox from a laboratory in Birmingham and the WHO’s role in the...
Smallpox in Birmingham University (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified female speaker (poss. Sheila McKenzie of the ASTMS union) on the latest developments following the outbreak of smallpox at Birmingham University medical school with one member...