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In Touch 1974-
The special weekly programme for the visually handicapped with a round-up of news of interest to the blind and partially sighted.
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, Tuesdays 21.10pm (20 minutes)
- Production company
- BBC Radio
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Presenter
- David Scott-Blackhall
Barriers
Six programmes which try to define class. Graham Turner examines some contemporary attitudes to see where the barriers stand and how they affect our performance in social and economic terms.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 6 January 1980; Sunday 18.15pm
- Production company
- BBC Birmingham
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Jock Gallagher
- Presenter
- Graham Turner
The Week's Good Cause: transplantation research
In 1980 Lady McIndoe appeals on behalf of the East Grinstead Research Trust which carries out transplantation research in burns and plastic surgery, the grafting of corneas and tissues including successful digital restoration by microvascular surgery.
- Series
- Week's Good Cause 1930-
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, Sunday 8.50am (5 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Presenter
- Lady McIndoe
- Notes
- Ad hoc Charity appeals had been broadcast since 1928. From 1930 appeals beame more regulated and 'The week's Good cause' was established.http://www.bbc.co.uk/charityappeals/about/history.shtml
The Opiate of the Masses
Why should there be a factory making powerful pain-killing drugs inside our heads? Since the discovery in 1975 that natural counterparts to morphine and other opiate drugs exist in the brain there has been much speculation about their role in the body. It has been suggested that they may be involved in the suppression of pain, the control of emotion and even the regulation of body fat. Geoff Watts examines these and other theories that try to explain our natural opium dens.
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, Tuesday 19.20 (45 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs
- Director
- Deborah Cohen
- Presenter
- Geoff Watts
Nature's Own Contraceptive
Millions of women now regularly use the pill-but is it the ideal long-term contraceptive?
Roger Short runs the Medical Research Council's Reproductive Biology Unit in Edinburgh, and thinks that the legend that breast-feeding prevent pregnancies is in fact true, and that by studying this nature’s own contraceptive, we may discover better methods of birth control.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 29 April 1980 19.20 (45 minutes)
- Production company
- BBC Scotland
- Genre
- current affairs
- Director
- Martin Goldman
- Presenter
- Doreen Taylor
Medicine Now
Geoff Watts reports on the state of medical care.
- Series
- Medicine Now
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, Tuesdays 10.20 am (28 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- David Paterson;Geoff Deehan;Deborah Cohen
- Presenter
- Geoff Watts
- Notes
- Medicine Now was sampled in 1980: 1985: 1989
In 1998 Geoff Watts wrote 'Medicine Now RIP' for the British Medical Journal. 11 April 1998
Alternative Medicine
Despite the innovation in drugs and surgery seen this century, unorthodox therapies are becoming more popular. Their practitioners claim that they offer an effective alternative to orthodox medicine. But have these claims ever been scientifically examined?
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, September 1980; Fridays 16.10 (30 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- radio documentary
- Director
- Jane Wood
- Presenter
- Robert Eagle
- Notes
- Series of 6 programmes.
Blueprints of Disease
Every feature of the human body is governed by the genes passed from parent to child. To fashion an entire individual takes millions of them. But sometimes, just one faulty gene can cause a severe disease such as haemophilia or cystic fibrosis. Up to now, all that could be offered was relief of symptoms. Now scientists can identify the roots of some of these disorders: the faults in the genes themselves. Colin Tudge examines this recent medical advance which has opened up new possibilities for treatment and early prenatal diagnosis.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 17 January 1985 11.00am
- Production company
- Radio 4
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- radio documentary
- Director
- Jeremy Webb
- Presenter
- Colin Tudge
Mirrors of Health and Sickness
Three programmes in which Roy Porter, Senior Lecturer in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute, views some contemporary medical problems in the mirror of history.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 20.15 (20 minutes x 3 programmes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Presenter
- Roy Porter
- Notes
- 20 mins x 3 programmes
Ray Gosling-In the House of....
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 19.20 (25 minutes x 4 programmes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Joy Hatwood
- Presenter
- Ray Gosling
- Notes
- Ray Gosling was a well known broadcaster and gay rights activist. His archive is housed at Nottingham Trent University
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/hum/news_events/news_archive/2004-2007/67612.html
Margaret Thatcher answers questions
The Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher, MP: British Prime Minister since 1979 and now one of the most experienced leaders in the West, Mrs Thatcher answers questions from around the world in an international phone-in chaired by Sue MacGregor for the Woman's Hour Unit, and and broadcast simultaneously with the BBC World Service
- Series
- It's Your World
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 28 April 1985 12.10 (50 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs
- Director
- Liz Mardall (Woman's Hour);Dan Zerdin (World Service)
- Presenter
- Sue MacGregor
- Cast
- Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister
In Business
In Business presents news, views and stories from the business world and reflects innovation, enterprise and initiative in the world of British and overseas business.
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 20.15 (25 - 30 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Rosalind Bew (1985);Sephen Chilcott (1989)
- Presenter
- Peter Hobday;Peter Day
- Credits
- Directors: Bew, Rosalind (1985)
Chilcott, Stephen (1989) - Notes
- In Business was sampled in 1985 and 1989
Ellison Street Revisited
In 1956 Gordon Cooper was among the youngsters at Ellison Street Junior School photographed after passing after their 11-plus exam. This year they will be 40, having lived their lives in the welfare state introduced by the 1945 Labour Government. What effects did the social, cultural and economic changes of the 60s and 70s have on their attitudes, actions and beliefs?
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 8.30pm (30 minutes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- Radio documentary
- Director
- Sarah Rowlands
- Presenter
- Gordon Cooper
The Thatcher Phenomenon
Six programmes in which Hugo Young assesses the personal influence of Margaret Thatcher on the life of Britain and the world, with witnesses ranging from American President Ronald Reagan through Cabinet colleagues past and present to officials who have worked with her and opponents who are dedicated to unseating her.
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 5 May-9 June 1985 19.30pm (30 minutes x 6 programmes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Anne Sloman
- Presenter
- Hugo Young
- Notes
- The transcripts of this series were published as a book: Hugo Young and Anne Sloman (eds) The Thatcher Phenomenon BBC 1986.
The Changing Art of the Political Interview
The balance of power in the political interview has swung from politician to journalist and back again since the early days of broadcasting. David Walter traces its evolution.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 1989 (30 minutes)
- Production company
- Radio 4
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- John Forsyth
- Presenter
- David Walter
The Long Sleep
Last summer Rosie Johnson was severely injured in a car accident and suffered brain damage. For seven months she lay in a coma while her parents waited by her bedside hoping for some response. Barbara Myers tells the story of the past year.
- Series
- The Saturday Feature
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 1989 (30 minutes)
- Production company
- BBC Pebble Mill
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Marjorie Lofthouse
- Presenter
- Barbara Myers
- Cast
- Barbara Myers
The Radio 4 Generation
A series of programmes in which members of the 'Radio 4 Generation' talk about changes in their lives since the project began. Radio 4 took over from the Home Service on 30 September 1967
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 1989 (20 minutes x 6 programmes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Davy Sims
- Notes
- 20 mins x 6 programmes
Market Forces
Britain’s armies of marketing men and women have been advancing at the double during the 1980s. Their combined operations now expand over ten billion pounds a year and they’re on active service in every sector. In a series of four programmes, Jenny Cuffe invites them to disclose their tactics and asks what they supply at whose demand.
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 9 February 1989 (30 minutes x 4 programmes)
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Joy Hatwood
- Presenter
- Jenny Cuffe
- Notes
- 30mins X 4 programmes
Northern Lights
In the first of the programmes, Phil Smith makes an initial foray into the Lancashire milltown of Colne to see the world through the eyes and experience of its townspeople. He begins in the auction saleroom with its box-lots of memories.
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 3 March 1989 (25 minutes x 6 programmes)
- Production company
- BBC Manchester
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Gillian Hush
- Presenter
- Phil Smith
You and Yours survey on health care
You and Yours is a long-running series on consumer affairs, inviting listeners to phone in with questions, comments and experiences. In this edition Chris Hawksworth and experts respond to views about today's You and Yours survey on health care.
- Series
- You and Yours
- Broadcast details
- BBC, 20 April 1989
- Production company
- Radio 4
- Presenter
- Chris Hawksworth
- Notes
- The regular presenter in 1980 was Paul Heiney. He 'lends a sympathetic ear to your phone clomments and queries'
Merthyr Tydfil
Entertainer Max Boyce visits Merthyr Tydfil near his home in South Wales. The town was once known as the iron capital of the 80,000 world, with population of 80,000-bigger than Cardiff, Swansea and Newport combined-but times have changed.
- Series
- Down Your Way
- Broadcast details
- Radio 4, 14 May 1989 (40 minutes)
- Production company
- BBC Bristol
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs
- Director
- Anthony Smith
- Presenter
- Max Boyce
The Doctor's View
A two part inquiry into the growing number of claims for medical negligence. Marjorie Lofthouse considers the impact on doctors and how it might affect their relationships with patients
- Series
- The Cost of Living
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 21 June 1989 (30 minutes x 2 programmes)
- Production company
- BBC Pebble Mill Birmingham
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Jock Gallagher
- Presenter
- Marjorie Lofthouse
The Thatcher Decade
Three programmes about a record-breaking hold on power.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, Tuesdays 19.20 (40 minutes x 3 programmes)
- Production company
- Radio 4
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Jolyon Monson;Max Easterman
- Presenter
- Nicholas Jones;Gordon Clough
AIDS: Who Will Care?
Does he take sugar? deals with issues of disability. In this edition Kati Whitaker presents a special report on work being done in Edinburgh and London on care for people with AIDS. In Britain this is largely hospital-based but, as cases increase, care in the community may be the answer.
- Series
- Does He Take Sugar
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 20 April1989 21.20 (25 minutes)
- Production company
- BBC
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs series
- Director
- Marlene Pease
- Presenter
- Kati Whitaker
After Dread and Anger
Series of six documentaries presented by Ferdinand Dennis, people of African ancestry describe their experience of today’s Britain.
- Broadcast details
- BBC Radio 4, 20.30pm (45 minutes)
- Production company
- Radio 4
- Medium
- Radio
- Genre
- current affairs
- Director
- Louise Purslow;Kathy Watson
- Presenter
- Ferdinand Dennis
- Notes
- 45mins X 6 programmes