Results
28,816 results found for all records.
Margaret Thatcher starts new job (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Margaret Thatcher answers questions from the media as she leaves her Flood Street home in Chelsea, London, to go to her new job as Conservative Party leader. Female reporter not identified.
Rhodes Boyson on truancy (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Rhodes Boyson MP on the problem of truancy. The ILEA has reported an increase this (last?) year. Boyson attributes the disaffection of older students partly to the raising of the school leaving age; these...
Confidential documents passed to newspaper (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the passing of confidential documents from a department of state to the Morning Star newspaper. The documents apparently included details of the Royal Family’s private...
House of Commons TV broadcasts rejected (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour politician Philip Whitehead on MPs’ rejection of TV broadcasting from Parliament in favour of possible radio transmission. Male interviewer not identified.
EEC referendum (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Unidentified male reporter briefly traces the history of the UK’s efforts to join the EEC, and considers the views of politicians and members of the public on the forthcoming referendum (1975?) including...
Moorgate Tube Disaster - survivor describes ordeal (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Male survivor of the Moorgate Tube Disaster describes his escape from an underground train carriage following the crash at Moorgate Station on the Northern Line (28/02/75).
Dockers urged to end strike (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male trade union spokesman on the unofficial strike by Port of London dockers. He says the men should return to work as soon as possible; the Port has already lost work to Europe and future jobs...
Harold Wilson supports UK membership of EEC (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Harold Wilson on the EEC. He speaks in favour of the UK remaining a member, so long as the terms of entry are right; he says they weren’t right in 1971, but have greatly improved since then, with the...
OPEC hostage crisis (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Jon Snow reports on the end of the Austrian OPEC hostage crisis. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, having submitted to the kidnappers’ demands, defends his actions by quoting the agreement between Austria and...
Margaret Thatcher on benefits of EEC and the referendum (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher on the benefits of staying in the EEC; she says ignore food prices and look at improved health and security, as well as common market for trade;...