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14 results found for '"Shipyards"' in Keywords.
Falmouth shipyard repair section closing down (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Ken Griffin, Deputy Chairman of the British Shipbuilders Union, on the decision to shut down the Falmouth Shipyard repair section. Female interviewer not identified. Audio interference.
Govan shipyard closure planned (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Glasgow Govan Labour MP Andy McMahon stating there will be a confrontation between the Government and the trade union movement if Government goes ahead with plans to close the Govan Shipyard,...
Government targets for British shipbuilders (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chief Executive of British Shipbuilders, Michael Casey, on Government targets for the corporation to make a profit within two years, and associated funding cuts which may mean closure of less...
Shipyard closures (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (MP or company spokesman - poss. Sir Anthony Griffin) on the closure of shipyards in the north-east of England, and subsequent redundancies. Male interviewer not identified. In two...
New Cunard ship (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with Lord Matthews (Victor Matthews), Chairman of Cunard, on the building of a new ship for the company to replace the Atlantic Conveyor (lost in the Falklands War). Also various unidentified...
Thatcher visit to China - Shanghai shipyard (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; SPecial
Report on the visit of UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai to name the ship World Goodwill (ordered by Hong Kong), during an official visit to China. Includes excerpts from...
Gdansk shipyards - Military control (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the implementation of military control of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk and the banning of the Solidarity trade union by the Government in Poland. Two male reporters not identified.
Network (1983)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
This week’s Network programme, The Liquidators, from Radio Clyde in Glasgow, produced and presented by Colin Adams. Meets and investigates the insolvency practitioners, usually accountants, and looks at...
General election - Michael Foot in Chatham (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Election coverage
Richard Dallyn reports on a visit to Chatham in Kent by Labour Party leader Michael Foot during the campaign for the 1983 General Election. Include excerpts from Michael Foot’s speech including on local...
Margaret Thatcher visits Gateshead (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on the visit of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Willington Quay, Gateshead, where she tells locals not to moan about unemployment and criticises the strike at nearby Swan Hunter shipyard....