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Burial of a Mary Rose sailor (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the burial service, in the style of a Tudor funeral, at Portsmouth Cathedral of an unknown sailor who died on the Mary Rose warship over 400 years ago. Margaret Rule of the Mary Rose Trust...
East coast railway electrification (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. Conservative MP) on the approval of plans for electrification by British Rail, of the East Coast railway line from London to Edinburgh (to be completed by...
Miners strike - NUM decision (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the decision of a special delegate meeting of the NUM to continue the miners’ strike. Leicestershire leader Jack Jones and NUM President Arthur Scargill comment. Male reporter not identified.
Miners strike - Yorkshire action (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jack Taylor, the leader of the Yorkshire Miners, on the court action of two of it’s members; actions of Chris Butcher of Nottingham, who calls himself the Silver Birch; wanting the strikes...
Miners strike - TUC-NUM meeting (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, on the proposed meeting with the NUM to discuss the miners strikes and the role the TUC could play. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Dover dockers support (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on planned Dover dock strikes to support striking miners, which workers are reluctant to join, and the meeting of the union (TGWU?) shop stewards. Vice-Chairman of the committee Brian Cole comments....
Miners strike - Picket line violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Coal Board (NCB) Chairman Ian MacGregor, on violent scenes at the coal miners’ picket lines. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Tilbury dockers decision (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Medlock Bibby, leader of the rebel dockers at Tilbury on the vote to go to work and not strike in support of the coal miners strikes as called for by dockers union TGWU. Male interviewer not...
Miners strike - Tilbury dockers decision (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Medlock Bibby, leader of the rebel dockers at Tilbury, claiming the dockers were told to strike undemocratically by the TGWU union in support of the miners strike and should have the right to...
Miners strike - Ian MacGregor interview (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Coal Board (NCB) Chairman Ian MacGregor, on the miners strikes: calls on the authorities to take a stronger line with the men on the picket line due to violence; some men returning to...