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Lord Avebury on Conservative immigration policies (1978)
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Interview with Lord Avebury on possible Conservative Party policy of tightening immigration controls, which he is trying to get confirmed. Says they should not go back on promises to British passport holders...
Grants for storm damage (1978)
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Interview with unidentified speaker about availability of local authority grants to victims of storm damage along the East Coast of Britain.
Judith Hart on West Indies and Central America (1978)
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Brian Hayes interviews Judith Hart, Minister for Overseas Development, about the economic problems of Central America and West Indies and standard of living in rural regions there following her tour of the...
House of Lords smoking ban (1978)
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Interview with unidentified Welsh member of the House of Lords about a smoking ban in a particular room in the building. He is objecting to the ban.
Said Hammami murdered in London (1978)
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Series of interviews on the assassination of Said Hammami. In 1972 he was appointed to be the PLO spokesman in London, where he publicly espoused anti-terrorist policies. There was growing opposition to his...
Russians launch space station (1978)
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The Soviet Union is planning to put a permanently manned space station in orbit around the Earth. The Russian Cosmonauts will aim to stay in space for three weeks, which will beat the American’s record of...
Chiswick womens aid hostel (1978)
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A spokeswoman for the Chiswick Women’s Aid group on the council voting against starting a hostel for women and on the suggestion that an increase in the flood of women to Chiswick may have affected the...
Neville Wilkinson dolls houses (1978)
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Interview with Suzy Mayo, spokesperson for Christie’s auctioneers, about the sale of a dolls house created by Sir Nevile Wilkinson. Wilkinson was Ulster King of Arms and an artist who developed a style of...
Power station accident (1978)
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Interview with a male speaker (poss. Edmund Nuttall, civil engineer) on an accident which took place in the Littlebrook Dee power station in Kent, when a passenger hoist fell over a hundred feet, with men on...
Rail commuter costs increase (1978)
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Bob Holness interviews Conservative MP for Braintree, Tony Newton, on continuing British Rail fare increases in London, and the burden this places on commuters. He blames Government policy for the rises.