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Miners strike - Background to dispute (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Mark Easton provides background information on the miners’ dispute. He explains that when Ian MacGregor was made head of the National Coal Board, he brought with him plans that would change the mining...
Miners strike - Len Murray on picket line violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Heathorn interviews Len Murray, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), about picket line violence, following the death of a miner last night (presumably 23 year-old flying picket David...
Miners strike - Eyewitness account of picket line violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male eyewitness on the coal miners’ picket line action in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, where miner David Jones died. Speaker describes how bottles, sticks, bricks and stones were thrown. He saw...
Trade unionists concerned about riot police (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on a report documenting concern felt by trade unionists about the Police and their activities. The deployment of officers with visors and helmets on the scale seen at Warrington is...
Ronald Reagan will not attend Andropov’s funeral (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on US President Ronald Reagan’s decision not to attend Soviet leader Yuri Andropov’s funeral. Reagan is ending a holiday at his ranch near Santa Barbara in California and is due...
Benjamin Netanyahu on situation in Beirut (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Ambassador to the Court of St James, about his country’s intentions in Beirut. He explains that the policy of Israel with regard to Lebanon is the security of...
British peacekeeping troops leave Beirut (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with an unidentified member of the Lebanese Army in the British barracks in Beirut. He says the British have packed up and gone to sea. They left many things behind, including chairs,...
Brian Freesman on withdrawal of troops from Cyprus (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
British squadron leader Brian Freesman(?) on the withdrawal of troops from Cyprus to ships offshore. He explains that they were called out this morning at 3 o’clock for a possible evacuation. The decision...
Desmond Langley on withdrawal of British troops from Cyprus (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
General Sir Desmond Langley on the withdrawal of British troops from Cyprus. He hopes the operation will be completed by this evening. The ambassador in Beirut will decide whether they can carry on...
British couple evacuated from Lebanon (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a British couple who were evacuated from West Beirut, Lebanon. The woman is pregnant with their first child and plans to give birth back at home in Scotland. The man is awaiting instruction as...