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15 results found for '"Peter Blaker"' in Contributors.
Peter Allen on House of Lords and House of Commons debates (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on the daily politics: firstly, on the contrasting styles of etiquette between the House of Lords and the House of Commons; secondly, on Prime Minister’s Question Time in which the...
Vietnamese refugee crisis (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Peter Blaker, Minister of State at the Foreign Office, reacting to the threat by the Malaysian Government to deport 70,000 Vietnamese refugees. Male interviewer not identified.
New Hebrides uprising (1980)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary statement on 03/06/80 by Peter Blaker, UK Foreign Office minister about an uprising on the colonial (and soon to be independent) New Hebridean island of Espiritu Santo and a possible response...
Parliamentary debates after European budget rebate (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary debate following the securing of a rebate of UK payments to the EEC in Brussels by the British Government, including on the rebate and economic policy, broadcasting levies, rebellion...
Decision makers (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Decision Makers: Nuclear Free Zones, presented by Jim Hancock. Examines the growth of the nuclear free zone campaign and the issues involved, and talks to those who believe the zones are merely a gesture or...
Peter Blaker on Navy budget cuts (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Maurice interviews UK armed forces minister Peter Blaker on proposed Government cuts in the Navy budget.
Falklands crisis talks in USA (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Report on talks in Washington DC between British Foreign Secretary Francis Pym and US leaders on the Falkland Islands crisis. Speaking are: Francis Pym and British minister for the armed forces Peter Blaker....
Fireworks safety cartoon sparks controversy (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on controversy over a poster encouraging safety containing two cartoons comparing the Falklands war with careless children with fireworks. Armed Forces Minister Peter Blaker and British Safety Council...
Falklands war - Belgrano sinking (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech; Interview
Report on reaction to the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano after its torpedoing by British forces during the Falklands war in 1982. Speaking are: UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour...
Falklands new airport plan (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Maurice reports on UK Government plans to build a new airport on the Falkland Islands, capable of accommodating British military aircraft. Includes interview with Peter Blaker, UK defence minister.