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Coventry North West by-election (1976)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; Speech
Report on the Coventry North West by-election (04/03/76), including announcement of the results; interviews with winning Labour candidate Geoffrey Robinson, Jonathan Guinness, losing Conservative candidate,...
Bill McLean on BL strike at Drews Lane (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Bill McLean, Director of Employee Relations at motor manufacturer British Leyland. He says 25-30,000 people could be laid off by the end of the week. He says the strike will cause the...
Schoolgirl Godiva ride for annual Coventry parade (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Joan McLaughan on her schoolgirl daughter Louise, who rode topless on horseback through Coventry as Lady Godiva during the annual parade, and who lost her wig in a high wind. Male interviewer not identified.
British Leyland ballot (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on British Leyland’s ballot of its workers on the question of redevelopment. Contains a media statement by a company spokesman, made after the ballot. Also an interview with Eddie McGarry, union...
By the light of the silvery moon (the Coventry Blitz, 1940) (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
By the Light of the Silvery Moon. Documentary about Operation Moonlight Sonata and the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940. Written and narrated by Ian Rufus; research by Alan Turner, Les Skipper, Dave...
Gone With The Wind performance in Coventry (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Alan Taylor, assistant manager at Coventry’s ABC cinema, on his impromptu performance as Rhett Butler - along with that of ice cream saleswoman Linda Burke as Scarlett O’Hara â during a break in...
Geoffrey Robinson on Meriden debts write-off (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Geoffrey Robinson, chief executive of the Triumph motorcycle cooperative at Meriden near Coventry, on the decision by the Conservative Government to write off debts totalling nine million...
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Speech
Forced referendums on big rates rises will cause problems between central and local government. Decision Makers discusses the problems that will arise, and explores the division within the Labour Party over...
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report
Decision Makers presented by Dave Loyn on the summer of inner city violence and forthcoming reports on the Brixton and Toxteth riots by Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman) and Environment Secretary Michael...
John Nott gives Falklands status report (1982)
- Genre
- Speech
Defence Secretary, John Nott updates the House of Commons about the situation in the Falklands, including Argentine losses, the task force’s location, Argentine attacks on British ships, and the morale of...