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John Cavanagh pays a visit to this Museum in Burntisland in Fife and he speaks to John Blackie
www.museumofcommunication.org.uk
From Archive, Peter interviewed broadcaster John Dunn in 1981 on one of many visits to London.
This one was very special as it took place in the BBC Studios in Portland Place, john had just finished talking to Actress Susan George as part of his evening programme.
From our archive Hugh Gray prepared a quiz on BBC radio when they celebrated 60 years, this month they celebrate 100 years
This month to the background of the RAF Central Band playing ‘O Valliant Heroes’ we hear the voices of John Snagge, Frank Philips, Winston Churchill and Alvar Liddell
Again from our valuable Archive we hear an interview with Alastair Cooke who’s ‘Letter from America’ radio programme was the highlight of many a radio listeners Sunday. Alan Sturmey spoke to him when he visited Glasgow in 1990
Hugh Gray with the answers to that radio quiz
Ian Hamilton passed away last month at the age of 97, he was better know as one of the activists who broke into Westminster Abbey in he wrote a book and a film was made of the event. The stone od Destiny was stone on which was in the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey and on which Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. Ian and his group felt the stine belonged in Scotland and set about the task of returning it. It is now housed in Edinburgh Castle, others have said it’s in a pub in Woodlands Road in Glasgow. The stone may be returned to the Abbey for the Coronation of King Charles II in May 2023
In 2009 he gave a talk to a group who met in Elgin Library, this is part of his presentation that evening when he talked about the removal of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey.
Margaret and Brian take a look at the RNIB Christmas Catalogue and other idea’s for Presents this year RNIB helpline 0303 123 9999 Guide dogs gift shop call 0345 1430197 Boots Gift Guide 0345 0708 090 Humanware 0800 5872589 www.humanware.com 195 Directory Enquiry Service Brian West 0141 548 1041
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