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Labour left wing moves into Bermondsey (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on how the left wing of the Labour Party has allegedly moved into the constituency of Bermondsey in London. And on the shortlist of Parliamentary candidates there, all left wing. Southwark councillor...
Michael Foot’s shabby clothes at remembrance ceremony (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with an MP criticising the shabby clothes worn by Labour Party leader Michael Foot at the 1981 Remembrance Day ceremony and speculating on whether it was a personal protest against pomp or the...
Any more self-confessed traitors? (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate; Interview
Report on calls for clarification of the number of people found spying for the USSR and security procedures in the intelligence service following the confession of Leo Long and a written answer to Parliament...
Method of choosing SDP leader (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Social Democrat MP Mike Thomas on the split within the party over the issue of one man one vote in the choice of a party leader. And on the views of leadership candidate and party co-founder...
John Wells plays Denis Thatcher (1981)
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- Interview
Interview (in character) with John Wells who plays Denis Thatcher in the West End production Anyone for Denis, which he also created, on the political role played by the Prime Minister’s husband Denis...
Tony Benn voted off Labour’s shadow cabinet (1981)
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- Interview
Interview withTony Benn Labour MP reacting after he was voted off the Labour Party shadow cabinet and on the new right wing shadow cabinet and future for Labour Party. Interviewed by Peter Allen.
British peacekeepers for Sinai (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Lord Carrington (Peter Carington), Foreign Secretary on why Britain has decided to contribute to an international peacekeeping force in the Sinai and likely response from Israelis and Arab...
Edward Heath on an intelligence gathering organisation (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with former Prime Minister Edward Heath explaining why he has joined a new worldwide independent intelligence gathering organisation, International Reporting Information Systems, or IRIS and what...
GLC councillor Paul Rossi defects to SDP (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GLC councillor Paul Rossi on his defection to the Social Democrats (SDP) from the Labour Party and whether any of his colleagues may join him in defecting. Male interviewer not identified.
Bombshell game controversy (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on controversy surrounding the Waddingtons children’s game Bombshell, following the death of Ken Howorth, a British bomb disposal expert, while trying to defuse an IRA bomb in London. Includes...