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26 results found for '"John Allen"' in Contributors.
British astronauts hoping to visit the Mir space station (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
John Allen interviews Major Tim Mace and Miss Helen Sharman on their training in the USSR to go into space to the Mir space station; what they are doing back in Britain; and what its like living in the USSR...
Prince Charles speech on environment (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
John Allen, LBC Crown FM environment correspondent, reports on a speech at Kew Gardens by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales calling for swift international action to save the world’s tropical rain forests...
Prince Charles on the destruction of the rainforests (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Environment correspondent John Allen reports on the Prince of Wales’s speech to the Royal Geographical Society in London. Prince Charles spoke out on the problems posed by the loss of the world’s...
Guy’s Hospital stops children’s kidney transplants (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Children’s kidney transplants at Guy’s Hospital in London have been stopped after surgeons recorded a rejection rate two-and-a-half times the national average in last year’s patients. Doctors think...
UN global warming report upon which scientists agree (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A new Government plan, put forward by Margaret Thatcher, to tackle the greenhouse effect has been given a hostile reception from green groups. But scientists working on a UN report on global warming welcome...
John Wakeham on nuclear power stations (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
The Secretary of State for Energy, John Wakeham, has made an unexpected speech in which he said that Britain will need more nuclear power stations if it is going to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions...
Dispute over tree-felling in Islington (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Allen reporting on three protesters perched in a 150-year-old chestnut tree in Islington to prevent it being felled under a court order secured by the owners of a nearby house. Terry Herbert of...
Army sergeant shot in Finchley (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Allen reports on the shooting of a 44-year-old army sergeant outside an army caarers office in Finchley in North London. Anti-terrorist squad officers are waiting to talk to the man and Scotland Yard...
Satellite TV networks merger (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
As British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plan a merger of satellite TV networks, John Allen reports on how BSB has been fraught with problems since its beginnings. Includes actuality of Sky TV...
BSB announces financial package (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
British Satellite Broadcasting, known as BSB, has announced its second round of funding. CEO Anthony Simonds-Gooding says that the success of the financing and launch will depend heavily on the confidence...