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39,247 results found for all records.
Kenneth Cork on London mayoral role (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with insolvency accountant Sir Kenneth Cork, about his appointment as the new Lord Mayor of London. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Keith Howell).
Barbara Oberman on decision to emigrate (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Barbara Oberman, founder of Campaign for Soviet Jewry, about her decision to emigrate to Israel and about oppression in the USSR. Male interviewer not identified.
Samaritans silver jubilee (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Phil Bacon reports from Ealing in West London on the silver jubilee of the foundation of the Samaritans charity with the group aiming to recruit new volunteers. Includes interview with volunteers (not...
Around the world in 43 hours (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with competitor Richard Wrigley about a contest to travel round the world in forty-three hours. Male interviewer not identified.
John Merrill on walk around Britain (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Merrill, writer and lecturer, on completing his attempt to walk around the 7,000 miles round the entire coastline of Britain. The tour was undertaken to raise money for the Royal...
Marines join Changing of the Guard ceremony (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace, part of ceremony heard. The parade features the Marines for the first time in 43 years. With comment from Captain David Pennifather. Male...
Nikolai Shcharegin returns to London (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male businessman (poss. Ian Page - managing director of export agents, Empexion) about the release from jail in the Soviet Union and return to London of Nikolai Shcharegin (or...
Energy conservation initiative (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Minister for Energy Conservation, Jack Cunningham, about the latest Government energy policy initiative. Male interviewer not identified.
BBC licence fee raised (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Alex Lyon, on the financing of the BBC following a raise in the television licence fee. Male interviewer not identified.
Croxford sings to zoo animals (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Vic(?) Croxford sings to a variety of zoo animals including giraffes, rhinoceri, elephants, wallabies, lions and monkeys. Croxford hopes that singing to the young giraffe, Long John Silver, will help him...