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390 results found for '"Ships"' in Keywords.
After eight special - The wreck game (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
The Wreck Game, an After Eight Special programme on the treasures beneath the waves, presented by Hugh Williams. Examines the increasingly sophisticated techniques and technology used in underwater...
Gulf rescue of British sailors (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Jon Snow of ITN explains his involvement in and the events of Operation Pear - the rescue of British seamen trapped in a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf during the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Interviewer not...
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and investigates the workings of London’s sewage system. Tours Beckton Sewage Treatment Works with Manager Stan Cooke(?). Then goes...
Queen Mother launches Ark Royal (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the launch of the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier, Ark Royal at the Swan Hunter shipyard on Tyneside.
Greenpeace protest in Faroe Islands (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female speaker aboard the Greenpeace ship, Sirius on the voyage to the Faroe Islands to present the government with a letter of protest against the hunting of rare fin whales. The vessel has...
HMS Edinburgh gold recovery (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male Managing Director of Jessop Marine, a Scottish diving company, on the salvage operation to recover gold from HMS Edinburgh. Male interviewer not identified.
HMS Edinburgh gold bullion salvage (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Malcolm Williams of Wharton Williams sub sea engineering company about the salvage of the HSM Edinburgh gold bullion and the removal of bones from the designated war grave. Male interviewer...
Tanker explosion kills 2 dockers (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with General Manager of the Milford Haven Conservancy Board, Colonel Jack Sullivan, about the death of two dockers when a tanker exploded. Male interviewer not identified.
Eric Ellen on maritime fraud (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Author of the book International Maritime Fraud, Eric Ellen, talks about maritime fraud. Male interviewer not identified.
Navy’s last Daring class destroyer to be scrapped (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the scrapping of the Royal Navy’s last destroyer in the Daring class - HMS Diamond. Includes an interview with Ken Fincken, whose firm in London won the contract to scrap the vessel.