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Arts Council funding inquiry (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Government arts minister Paul Channon on an inquiry into the Royal Opera House and the RSC after they were awarded a large amount of funding from the Arts Council. Also includes interview with...
Militant expulsion threat by Labour Party (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the threatened expulsion of 5 members of the Labour Party accused of having links with Militant Tendancy (Lynn Walsh, Peter Taafe, Ted Grant, Clare Doyle, and Keith Dickenson). Includes interview...
King and Country debate 50th anniversary (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with author and journalist Michael Barsley on the fiftieth anniversary of the controversial King and Country debate at the Oxford Union in 1933. Male interviewer not identified.
Edward Heath on Brandt Report on unemployment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath on the problem of high unemployment in the developing world and the effect on the major financial centres. The interview follows the publication of the...
Laker Airways collapses (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with businessman Freddie Laker on the likelihood of Spanish hotel owners honouring contracts to accommodate tourists who booked via the bankrupt Laker Airways company. Male interviewer not...
Floor collapses at East Ham flat during party (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on the floor collapsing at a Valentine’s day party in an East Ham, London flat. Speakers include various partygoers who are not identified and police Sergeant Wright. Female reporter not identified.
De Havilland Comets accident (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report looking at the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet liner, crashing in 1954 and the investigation on the structural problems following the accident and subsequent changes to aeroplane design....
Kenneth Barlow claims innocence after 26 year imprisonment (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Kenneth Barlow on his release from Leyhill open prison after being jailed in 1957 for the murder of his wife by injecting her with insulin. He has continued to protest his innocence throughout...
Kenneth Barlow claims his innocence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Kenneth Barlow on his release from Leyhill open prison after being jailed in 1957 for the murder of his wife by injecting her with insulin. He has continued to protest his innocence throughout...
Geoffrey Boycott voted back into Yorkshire Cricket Club (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with cricketer Geoffrey Boycott after he was voted back into Yorkshire Cricket Club. Male interviewer identified only as Tony (poss. Tony Delahunty).