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George Best to join San Jose Earthquakes (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on George Best’s offer by Middlesbrough of £1,500 per match. Includes interviews with Best and Middlesbrough manager Bobby Murdoch, who says Best has let people down. Best says he cannot justify...
Channel Tunnel Group and Venturers propose English Channel crossing (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on proposals for the Channel Tunnel. Includes interviews with London Central Europe MP, Sir David Nicholson, who is leading the European Channel Tunnel Group, and Ian MacGregor of British Steel, who...
Adrian Cadbury on need for companies to be more flexible (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Adrian Cadbury says industry must reverse the trend of large centralised companies. He says companies need to be flexible and able to react more quickly than large management structures allow. He denies...
Pub landlord on KGB suspicions (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Ted Beale of the Grapes Inn, Falmouth, on a Russian seaman who visited his pub. The landlord says he believed the man - who broke down crying at the bar - was from the KGB. Male interviewer not identified.
Hotel owner tells how Queen got stuck in snow (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Hotel owner Roberto Cadei on how he accommodated the Queen when she became stranded in heavy snow. He said he gave her the best room available and provided her with a meal. Female interviewer not identified.
David Kirby on new role as British Rail’s commuter champion (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
David Kirby on his new job as British Rail’s commuter champion for London. He says one of the biggest problems is to do with investment. Female interviewer not identified.
First anniversary of death of John Lennon (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Report on the first anniversary of the death of John Lennon. Includes interviews with Joe Flannery, an old friend of Lennon, who wrote a song for the anniversary; writer John Blake, who says Yoko Ono still...
Sunday Times fined for contempt of court (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the fine imposed on the Sunday Times and its editor for contempt of court during the case of a Down Syndrome child whose parents were refusing to allow her to have lifesaving surgery. Editor, Sir...
Seer Green rail crash - Four dead (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the aftermath of a rail crash near Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, on 11/12/81, when two trains crashed into each other. He says the four people who died were crushed to death, and...
Seer Green rail crash - Rescue operation continues (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the Seer Green rail crash in Buckinghamshire (11/12/81). He says several people are still trapped and the dead are being taken to Wexham Park Hospital. He says the rescue mission...