John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4
John Bennett revisits the BBC archives, uncovering the spirit of days gone by
John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - 1976
John Bennett presents selections from the Radio Ulster archive evoking 1976, with its long hot summer, the first commercial supersonic flight and the founding of the Peace People.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 1
John Bennett takes a trip down memory lane through the BBC Radio Ulster archive, with music and interviews evoking the spirit of bygone days.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 2
John Bennett delves into the archives for 1963 to bring us local reaction to the death of President Kennedy, a scandal at Westminster and memories of Ulster poet Louis McNeice.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 3
John looks back at 1933 when the world was in recession, a coalition government was in office at Westminster and an Irish motorcyclist was setting records at the Isle of Man TT.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 4
John recalls music and events from 1980: the year of the Olympic boycott, the Iranian Embassy siege in London and Billy Bingham's return as Northern Ireland's football manager.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 5
John Bennett finds wartime music and memories in the BBC archive for 1940. With stories about daring rescues in the Atlantic, escape from occupied France and the London Blitz.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 6
John Bennett looks back at music and events from 1991, the year in which the first Gulf war ended, the Soviet Union collapsed and the Goons celebrated their 40th anniversary.
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John Bennett's Radio Years - Series 4 - Episode 7
John Bennett looks through the BBC archives for 1956, recalling the Suez crisis, the opening of the world's first nuclear power station and Belfast singer Ruby Murray.
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