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David Blunkett on guide dog, Offa (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Caroline Beck interviews Sheffield MP, David Blunkett at a dog training centre where he is training his new guide dog, Offa, following the death of his former dog, Ted, after ten years’ faithful service....
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Actress and singer Anita Harris speaks to Steve Jones about her career and working life including superstitious practices and mascots, playing in Cats and on television programme The Saturday Crowd, and...
Sheila Hood on her Snowden award (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Blind student, 20 year-old Sheila Hood from Dundee talks to Simon Furby about the Snowden award which has helped her in her studies at university by funding assistive technology. She also talks about her...
Unedited interview with Joe Cannon (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Kimber reports on and interviews self-confessed (reformed) gunman and author Joe Cannon who was a close associate of gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray in 1950s East End London. Cannon speaks about...
David Blunkett retires guide dog Offa (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with blind MP David Blunkett on the retirement of his current guide dog, Offa. He expresses regret at the departure and looks back at Offa’s career, but says the vet who treated him when he was...
David Blunkett on life, disability and politics (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; Trailer
Labour MP for Sheffield David Blunkett speaks to Frank Bough about his autobiography On a Clear Day which focuses on his early life and how he got into politics. He talks about overcoming his disability,...
New coins unveiled by Royal Mint (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
Dominic Waghorn inspects the Royal Mint’s new two pound coin and replacement fifty pence piece due to be introduced in two years’ time, and interviews Royal Mint Chief Executive Roger Holmes about the...