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British rail annual report (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on annual figures for British Rail showing an operating loss and contrasting views on the state of the railways. Speaking are: Sir Peter Parker, BR Chairman; male rail workers at an NUR rally in...
British rail annual report (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an optimistic Sir Peter Parker, British Rail Chairman, following the publication of company annual figures showing an operating loss and on change in the organisation over the last year and...
Federation of rail unions formed (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUR leader, Jimmy Knapp on the formation of the Federation of Rail Unions, designed to create greater cooperation between the NUR and ASLEF. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.
Cecil Parkinson on steel cuts talks (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with new Trade and Industry Sec retary Cecil Parkinson on talks with the EEC about UK Government cuts in the steel industry. Also speaks about future prospects for the UK steel industry....
Report on pit closures rejected by NUM (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the rejection by the NUM of a Monopolies and Mergers Commission report which calls for the closure of Britain’s uneconomic coalfields. With comment from Arthur Scargill, NUM President. Male...
Coal industry prospects (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NCB Chairman Norman Siddall on whether the coal industry can become cost-effective following the recommendations of a Monopolies and Mergers Commission report calling for the closure of...
Report recommends pit closures (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUM President Arthur Scargill responding to NCB Chairman Norman Siddall’s remarks on the future of the coal mining industry following a Monopolies and Mergers Commission report...
New NCB head Ian MacGregor on mining future (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Ian MacGregor on his appointment as the head of the National Coal Board (NCB) and about the reorganisation of the mining industry including pit closures. Male interviewer not identified.
Child abuse survey (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on a survey about increasing levels of child abuse in the UK. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Bruce Kent on smear campaign against CND (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with CND General Secretary Bruce Kent at an anti-nuclear rally in Leeds (organised by Friends of the Earth) on the claims and counter-claims of a Conservative smear campaign against the...