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Len Murray retires as TUC head (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with TUC General Secretary Len Murray on his retirement from the job and on his plans for the future. Male interviewer not identified.
British Telecom sale (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Trade Secretary Norman Tebbit on how the plans for the sale of British Telecom will affect the cost of people’s bills and on the offer of shares for employees. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Ravenscraig steelworks pickets (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Reports on the mass picketing by miners at the Ravenscraig steelworks, coal being delivered and the violence that ensued. Includes interview with John Walker from the train drivers union on delivering iron...
Miners strike - Wives rally (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a rally by miners’ wives in Barnsley against the planned pit closures. Includes cheers and chants and NUM leader Arthur Scargill’s speech to the wives and interviews afterwards with Scargill...
Rail job losses as Swindon depot closes (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified man on the job losses he expects following the closure of Swindon rail depot and the changes in the rail industry. Male interviewer not identified.
Libyan embassy siege - On the spot report (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Antonia Higgs reports on the shooting today at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London of demonstrators and of WPC Yvonne Fletcher (not confirmed dead at this stage) and the resulting siege of the embassy by...
Libyan embassy siege - News bulletin (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Vox pop
12.00 IRN news read by Douglas Cameron. The bulletin focusses on the shooting at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London today (17/04/84). Eyewitnesses including Walter Jokel(?) and Dave Robson comment....
Libyan embassy siege - Eyewitness account (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Eyewitness Dave Robson describes what he saw during the shooting at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London. Male reporter not identified.
WPC Yvonne Fletcher shooting (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Two clips following the shooting dead of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan People’s Bureau in London. 1. Busker Don Crown remembers Yvonne for her kindness. 2. Bishop of Salisbury, John Austin Baker...
Libyan embassy siege - Political opposition to Colonel Gaddafi (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
A Libyan student (not identified) explains the aim of political opposition in Britain to the Gaddafi regime in Libya. Follows the shooting at a demonstration at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London and...