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Buster Edwards on Ronnie Biggs (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Great Train Robber, Buster Edwards on his former colleague in crime, Ronald Biggs, and the inevitability of his having to serve a prison term should he return to the UK. Female interviewer not identified.
Naomi James on yacht race (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Yachtswoman, Naomi James on entering the forthcoming Observer Two-handed Transatlantic Race with her boat, Kriter Lady II. Male interviewer not identified.
Jim Jardine on police harassment claims (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Chairman of the UK Police Federation, Jim Jardine on complaints of police harassment by the black community. Male interviewer not identified.
Alexandra Palace fire - Organ damaged (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Music critic and historian Felix Aprahamian on the Victorian organ that was damaged by the fire at Alexandra Palace in north London on 10/07/80. Female interviewer not identified.
Alexandra Palace fire - Unfortunate history (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report examining the history of the ill-fated Alexandra Palace in Haringey, north London following a major fire at the venue on 10/07/80. Includes archive BBC TV broadcast featuring Leslie Mitchell;...
London Transport management report reveals waste (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on the findings of former civil servant and member of the Greater London Council Transport Executive, Leslie Chapman, following publication of his document about the lavish lifestyle of the management...
London Transport report - Horace Cutler on Ralph Bennett sacking (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Greater London Council leader Horace Cutler on the sacking of Ralph Bennett, Chairman of the London Transport Executive, following a report by Leslie Chapman into the lavish lifestyle of LT managers. Female...
Train crash at Holborn - London Transport response (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Charles Cope, managing director of London Underground, on an inquiry into the collision between two tube trains at Holborn station in central London (09/07/80). Male interviewer not identified.
Donald Avery on Windscale nuclear leak (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
British Nuclear Fuels director Dr Donald Avery on an accident at the Windscale nuclear plant in Cumbria in 1979. Male interviewer not identified.
Reg Foster on press freedom (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Daily Sketch journalist Reg Foster on his involvement and subsequent arrest in the John Vassall spy case in 1963, and on the current threat to press freedoms. Male interviewer not identified.