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David Ennals on benefits of new state pension scheme (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
David Ennals, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on the benefits of the new state pension scheme. He explains that everyone will retire with two pensions; one will be their basic pension and one will...
Gill Evans on her successful career as a businesswoman (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Businesswoman Gill Evans, who has a senior role in marketing, believes that a woman must do better than a man in order to attain the same position. Her work involves travelling, and she has found that in...
Goodge Street pub gas explosion (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a gas explosion at the Valiant Trooper pub on Goodge Street, London. Station Officer Tony Wilmot(?) of Soho (Fire?) Station was among the first to arrive at the scene. 19 people were taken to...
Bernard Brook-Partridge on film censorship, licensing and control (1978)
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- Interview
Councillor Bernard Brook-Partridge comments on the Greater London Council’s evidence to a parliamentary committee on film censorship, licensing and control - the Committee on Obscenity and Film, chaired by...
Sir Frank Marshall on his interim GLC report (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Frank Marshall on his interim report on the Greater London Council which concludes that the council is perceived as remote and spendthrift. Male interviewer not identified.
Lou Sherman on the future of London’s local governments (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Lou Sherman, Chairman of the London Boroughs Association, retires after 25 years. He talks about the future of local government in London. He says central government needs to give back the powers it...
Roddy Llewellyn may appear on Opportunity Knocks (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Hughie Green, host of television talent show, Opportunity Knocks, on the possibility of Roddy Llewellyn performing on the programme. Llewellyn, a close friend of Princess Margaret, supposedly...
Nicholas Fairbairn attacks Lord Longford’s Hindley campaign (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn attacks Lord Longford’s campaign to free Myra Hindley. Hindley was imprisoned for life after she and her lover Ian Brady were found guilty of sexually abusing and...
Len Murray on his heart attack (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Len Murray, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, discusses the impact of his heart attack and talks about the importance of health awareness. Doctors have advised that he lose half a stone and...
Len Murray on TUC hopes for spring budget (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Len Murray, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, on what the TUC would like from the spring budget. Interviewer not heard.