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Lord Allen on 50 years in retail trade (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Allen of Fallowfield (Alfred Allen), retiring General Secretary of shopworkers’ union USDAW, on his life during fifty years in the retail trade. Male interviewer not identified.
Peter Scott on whale demands (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with conservationist Sir Peter Scott, about his proposals on whaling with demands for a total ban on commercial whaling. Female interviewer not identified.
Leonid Slepak released in USSR (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Interview
Report on the release in the USSR of Jewish dissident, Leonid Slepak. Includes archive recording of and interview with Leonid Slepak; interview with Labour MP Peter Archer. Male reporter not identified.
Eyewitness describes jet crash (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an eyewitness who describes a jet crash at an air show in Bedfordshire. He comments of the conversation of pilots during the incident. Male interviewer not identified.
Count Basie on his band (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Keith Howell talks to musician Count Basie about his band and the relationship with the other members and his upcoming 75th birthday.
John Betjeman on piers (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, on his role as the President of the National Piers Society, on his love of piers, and on the launch of the Society. Female interviewer not identified.
Assaults on police rising (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chief Constable Christopher Payne on the increase in assaults on policemen, and the public view of the role of police. Male interviewer not identified.
Southend police on recent rape spate (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chief Inspector Peter Croxford of Southend Police on a series of recent rapes in the Essex area. He says they are not linked. Female interviewer not identified.
Electricity prices to be unrestrcited (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative consumer affairs minister Sally Oppenheim on the Price Commission decision to have no restriction on electricity prices. Male interviewer not identified.
Proposals to assist with car recalls (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Transport Secretary Norman Fowler on new proposals to assist car manafacturers when calling in defect models. Male interviewer not identified.