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Dennis Skinner on civil servants 50m loss (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Dennis Skinner, about the failure to prosecute civil servants who lost 50 million pounds. He calls for greater scrutiny of their activities by Parliament.
Karate team shooting in Spain (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified) after being shot at by gunmen. The item may refer to an incident involving the British karate team, following the killing of one of their members (Stephen Ives)...
RAF collision in Cambridgeshire (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male eyewitness (not identified - poss. Fred Chapman) to a collision between two RAF Harrier jets in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Male interviewer not identified.
Energy tax proposals (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an inventor about proposals for an energy tax. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Lotteries to improve NHS funding (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified) about the use of lotteries to fund the improvement of health care. He talks about the possibility of creating a national lottery in the UK. Female interviewer...
Lord Glenamara on C & W resignation (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Glenamara (Edward Short), chairman of Cable and Wireless, and former Labour deputy leader following the announcement of his resignation from the company. Male interviewer not identified....
Willie Whitelaw on boot-camps (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw following his speech at the Conservative Party conference where he suggested the creation of American style boot-camps for young offenders. Male interviewer not...
Grey seal cull (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Colin Somerville interviews Scottish Office minister Lord Mansfield (William Murray) about the traditional winter culling of grey seal pups in the Orkneys and Shetlands. The British Government has announced...
Brezhnev announces force reduction in E Germany (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified) about an announcement by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in East Berlin that the USSR would withdraw up to 20,000 of its troops and 1,000 tanks from East Germany...
Possible rate increases (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview (with Gervas Walker, Conservative Chairman of the Association of County Councils?) about possible local authority rate (tax) increases due to cutbacks by the Conservative central Government. Male...