LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Thatcher general election phone-in

Genre

Interview; Phone-in; Advertisement; Jingle

TX Date

22 May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:52:50

Description

General Election interview and phone-in with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, presented by Peter Allen. An independent radio national network joint programme. Subjects covered include: the high rate of unemployment and Government economic policies; Government’s defence policy and the nuclear deterrent; Northern Ireland; future of the Falkland Islands; capital punishment; rates reform and local authority spending; education. Calls had been pre-selected. Includes advertisements (with Penelope Keith); jingles; traffic news. In 2 parts.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=105326

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Allen; Penelope Keith

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Local authorities; Government; Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Cost reduction; Education; Death penalty; UK; Conservative Party; Public finance; Unemployment; Political manifestos; Political parties; Economic policy; Educational policy; Prime ministers; Nuclear weapons; Defence policy; Public expenditure; Falkland Islands; Government policy; General elections; Local taxation; National defence; Local finance; International defence

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