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39,247 results found for all records.
Australian federal police force formed (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Colin Woods, the first Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), about the formation of the force after the amalgamation of 3 Commonwealth law enforcement agencies. Male interviewer...
Ferry-freighter collision in Channel (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews a male eyewitness (not identified) after a Belgian ferry collided with a German freighter in the English Channel.
Marathon squash attempt (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the attempt of two squash players to set the new world record for the longest ever squash game, with the squash heard being played. Includes interview with the two men- John Errington and Patrick...
Soviet seeks British citizenship (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Arthur Rasse(?) or Raffey(?), Soviet citizen, on his attempts to gain British citizenship and emigrate to the UK. Female interviewer not identified.
Children’s party in Hyde Park (1979)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Interview with girl guides from Harpenden during a two-day funfair and children’s party in Hyde Park, London. Male reporter not identified.
Richard Mall sentenced for Grunwick violence (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ken Dennis reports on the two-year prison sentence imposed on computer operator Richard Mall for wounding PC Trevor Wilson with a milk bottle on the Grunwick picket line two years ago. Includes interview...
EEC agrees farm prices freeze (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
John Silkin, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on the agreement secured at the EEC Agriculture Ministers’ meeting to freeze common farm prices for a preliminary three-month period, which will...
Francis Maple confined in prison cage for Austria robbery (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Sheila Maple on her husband Francis, who is being held in caged solitary confinement within his cell at Innsbruck Prison, Austria following his conviction for hotel robbery. Male interviewer not identified.
Tory views on council tenants criticised (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified spokesman (poss. Robert Mosley) for the Association of London Housing Estates on the organisation’s concens over anti-council tenant sentiments expressed by a staff member within the personal...
Hugh Thomas on his Rudoph Hess book (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Writer, Hugh Thomas on claims he will be making in his forthcoming book, The Murder of Rudolph Hess, based on a medical examination of the prisoner and a five-year investigation, that the man in Spandau...