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Dr Hounsfield, Nobel winner (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Dave Lyon talks to Dr Godfrey Hounsfield, winner of the Nobel Prize for his EMI scanner.
Olympics in Docklands? (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview opposing GLC leader Horace Cutler’s expensive plans for possible bid for Olympic Games in London’s Docklands to regenerate the area and on alternative plans. Male speaker and interviewer not...
Death of karate sportsman Steven Ives (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Len Palmer, English karate expert, talks of his teammate, Steven Ives, and his death in Barcelona.
Blair Peach inquest (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the inquest into the death of Blair Peach at an Anti-Nazi League demonstration in Southall, London. On evidence of witnesses who say he was hit on the head by a police truncheon. Male reporter not...
Tommy Steele on his life in showbiz (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Tommy Steele, talking about his life in show business.
Yorkshire Ripper tape (1979)
- Genre
- Special
Recording of the tape sent to West Yorkshire Police during the Yorkshire Ripper murder investigation. (The tape was later revealed to be a hoax made by John Humble).
Andrew Young on lack of ethnic mixture in Foreign Office (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew Young, US UN representative, talking about immigration and lack of people from all ethnic backgrounds in the UK Foreign Office. Some rude words blanked out. Interviewer not heard.
Tony and Pauline Burke get together (1979)
- Genre
- Special
Photographers ask Tony and Pauline Burke to put their arms around each other.
Smalley Road council houses (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Report on poor design and problems with coucil housing on the Smalley Road estate in London, with its poor ventilation and mould. Resident Frank Goscombe shows an unidentified male reporter around his house.
Roads in London (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GLC spokesman? on developing the road network in London, criticising previous Labour-run GLC, praising Conservative-run GLC. Male interviewer not identified.