LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

CND rally in London

Genre

Speech; Special; Poetry

TX Date

24 Oct 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:55:27

Description

Continued coverage of a CND rally in Hyde Park, London to protest over the siting of nuclear missiles in the UK, at the end of a march through Central London. Speaking to the rally are Hiroshima survivor Mr Caraporra(?); anti-nuclear advocate Helen Caldicott; Mike Cooley, union leader and activist; anti-war activist Fenner Brockway; Annajoy David, Youth CND; Mick McGahey, Scottish NUM. Male rally compere not identified (possibly Tony Benn MP). With reading of poem by Adrian Mitchell. Ends mid-sentence.

Contributors

Mick McGahey; Fenner Brockway; AnnaJoy David; Adrian Mitchell; Helen Caldicott; Mike Cooley

Keywords

USA; London; Trade unions; Labour Party; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; NATO; Arms race; Defence policy; Nuclear warfare; Missiles; CND; Anti-nuclear movements; Michael Foot; Atomic bomb victims; Hiroshima; Peaceful protest; National defence; Rallies (gatherings); Radiation effects; Hyde Park; International defence

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