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39,247 results found for all records.
Campaign to save Canadian seals (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Campaigns Director for Greenpeace, Peter Wilkins wants the Canadian Government to stop culling seals. Male interviewer not identified.
Tom Keating copied old masters (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Ken Dennis(?) reports on the trial of Tom Keating. Geraldine Norman, auction correspondent of the Times, exposed Keating who was copying old masters’ paintings. Keating was charged along with with antiques...
Girls’ school hit by strike action (1979)
- Genre
- Vox pop
John Perkins talks to pupils at Hornsey School for Girls during a caretakers’ dispute. The girls discuss the problems facing them in the run-up to their exams.
London Transport ticket fraud (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Greater London Council member Roger Hiskey explains why he leaked a London Transport report on staff fraud (which included receipting for excess fares). Male interviewer not identified.
Michael Smith on community medicine (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Michael Smith on community medicine. Female interviewer not identified.
John McMichael says butter is fine (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir John McMichael says there is no evidence that polyunsaturated fats offer protection against heart disease, and that vegetable oils may be harmful. Male interviewer not identified. Sound level low.
Tax on commuters driving into London (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew McIntosh, a member of the Greater London Council, on a proposed tax (or congestion charge) on commuters coming into London by car. Male interviewer not identified.
John Methven critical of Prince Charles speech (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir John Methven, Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, on Prince Charles’s speech on poor management. Male interviewer not identified.
Richard Nichols on CB radio (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Nichols of Custom Car magazine extols the virtues of CB (citizen band) radio, the use of which he would like to see legalised. Male interviewer not identified.
Ron Bathurst complains about high business rate (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Ron Bathurst, Chairman of Southwark Chamber of Commerce, complains about a 30 percent increase in rates, saying this could be the final nail in the coffin for many businesses. (North American or Canadian?)...