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52 results found for '"George Thomas"' in Contributors.
First House of Commons broadcast (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on the first live sound broadcast from the House of Commons, 03/04/78. Includes brief excerpts of speeches.
Parliament gym (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a gymnasium being installed at the Houses of Parliament; also on televising of Parliament; interviews with Al Murray, gym organiser; George Thomas, speaker of the House of Commons; Denis Howell,...
Naming of Colonel B (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Ed Boyle reports on the naming of Colonel B, a witness in an official secrets case, whose name was revealed in the House of Commons and then became front page news. Includes speeches in the Commons by...
Broadcasts from the House of Commons (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on the broadcasting of House of Commons debates. Speaker of the House, George Thomas, Lord Chancellor Lord Elwyn Jones, Lord President Michael Foot, and Londoners comment. Also includes archive...
Callaghan and Thatcher on industrial democracy (1978)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
The House of Commons debates the Government’s White Paper on industrial democracy. Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher and Prime Minister James Callaghan speak. The voice of the Speaker of the House of...
The year at Westminster, 1978 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech; Vox pop
Highlights of the past year in politics, including the speculation over a general election; the row over pay policy which led to the Winter of Discontent; immigration controls; economic sanctions on...
Airey Neave death (1979)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Speech by George Thomas, Speaker of the House of Commons on death of Airey Neave MP in a terrorist bomb attack at the Houses of Parliament.
Thatcher on Anthony Blunt revelation as spy (1979)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
House of Commons speech made by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher regarding Anthony Blunt and the public announcement of his espionage associated with passing information to the Soviets during World War II....
Speeches preceding Labour vote of confidence (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Special; Speech
Live coverage of a House of Commons debate building up to a vote of confidence in the Labour Government. Shadow Deputy Leader Willie Whitelaw attacks the record of the Government, claiming that it has run...
UK sends emissary to Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Richard Bath reports on the appointment by Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) of an official to oversee the new administration in Rhodesia following the first one-person-one-vote elections...