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54 results found for '"Museums"' in Keywords.
City of London customs and traditions (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Jingle; Music
As London prepares for the Lord Mayor’s Show, this programme investigates the customs and traditions of the financial sector - the City - including Lord Mayor’s role and his carriage, Chief Commoner...
Palladium Cellars waxwork exhibition (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the recently opened London tourist attraction, The Palladium Cellars, a waxwork and costume exhibition focusing on the theatre and cinema. Includes interviews with proprietor Louis Benjamin and...
London Transport Museum opens (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the exhibits at the newly-opened London Transport Museum housed in the old flower market at Covent Garden. The museum officially opened on 28/03/80. Female interviewer not...
Radio Caroline salvage plans (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a Thanet Council official (not identified â poss. Chief Executive Ian Gill) about the salvaging of the Mi Amigo â the former headquarters of pirate station Radio Caroline- as a...
Michael Heseltine on Government initiatives for Merseyside (1981)
- Genre
- Press conference
Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine, speaking in Merseyside, on Government initiatives planned for the area. Male reporters not identified.
Tour of the London Aircraft Museum (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
A tour of the London Aircraft Museum with details of the history of aircraft in London and the companies that built them. Male guide and female reporter not identified.
Our kind of town (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
Our Kind of Town, presented by Cathy(?) Stokes. This edition looks at the history of the district of Southwark in South London with a visit to Borough High Street (and its use as a pilgrim’s route) and...
Cabinet War Rooms restoration (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Speech
Report on the restoration of the Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall, London - used to plot the UK military campaign and run the country during the Second World War. Includes archive recording of Prime Minister...
Conserving the Mary Rose (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Richard Harrison, director of the Mary Rose Trust, on the operation to conserve the ship after it came out of the water and plans to display the objects retrieved and hull to the public....
HMS Belfast journeys up the Thames (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the museum ship, HMS Belfast, which is being towed up the river Thames after a long period of being in a dry dock. Admiral Philip Hyman(?) comments. Female reporter not identified.