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Martin Webster responds to National Front claims (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Front spokesman Martin Webster responding to claims by Lewisham councillor Ronald Pepper that the party’s literature reveals them to be anti-democratic. Interviewer not heard.
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
Palladium Cellars waxwork exhibition (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the recently opened London tourist attraction, The Palladium Cellars, a waxwork and costume exhibition focusing on the theatre and cinema. Includes interviews with proprietor Louis Benjamin and...
Tennis coach on epilepsy (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a female tennis coach (identified as Anne), on the effects of epilepsy after receiving an unidentified award. Female interviewer not identified.
TUC day of action response at Waterloo (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Report on the response of railwaymen and commuters at Waterloo Station in London (their views heard) to a TUC day of action on 14/05/80 organised as a protest against the Conservative Government’s...
Language on official forms criticised (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the problems caused by the over-complicated language that people face when reading and filling out official forms. Female speaker and interviewer not identified.
Soviet space station Soyuz over UK (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the journey of the Russian space station Soyuz, as it passes over Britain. Includes interview with Lincoln Council worker and amateur radio operator Bob Christie. Male reporter not identified.
National Front anti-democratic (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Excerpt of interview with Lewisham councillor Ron Pepper? claiming the National Front are anti-democratic and merely using the political process to gain power to destroy democracy. Interviewer not heard..
NI Peace People movement (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report looking back at the end of the Peace People Northern Ireland peace movement founded by Mairead Corrigan, Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, following the resignation of Betty Williams. Includes speech...
Broadcasting bill proposes fourth TV channel (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the contents of the Government’s broadcasting bill proposing the introduction of a fourth UK televison channel. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified.