Name: BBC Radio 2 news and closedown, 2am Sunday 18 March 1973 by Transdiffusion in News
Duration: 6 min 42 s
Description: Eugene Fraser reads the news - bombs in Ireland, a scandal at Manchester United - and puts BBC Radio 2 to bed on the night of Saturday 17 March 1973

Surprised by no national anthem, as BBC TV would do every night.

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Eugene Fraser reads the news - bombs in Ireland, a scandal at Manchester United - and puts BBC Radio 2 to bed on the night of Saturday 17 March 1973

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BBC Radio 2 news and closedown, 2am Sunday 18 March 1973

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BBC Radio 2 news and closedown, 2am Sunday 18 March 1973

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