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  • Opening of Wood Green shopping centre (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop

    Report on the visit of the Queen to the official opening of the Wood Green shopping centre in north London. Includes vox pop with crowd members, and brass fanfare. Speakers include local residents: 6...

  • Funeral of Jacqueline Hill (1981)

    Genre
    Special; Speech; Music

    Recording of the funeral of Jacqueline Hill (died 17/11/80), a victim of the Yorkshire Ripper, including a sermon and her favourite song, Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon and Garfunkel.

  • Protest against Atlanta murders (1981)

    Genre
    Music; News report; Special; Speech

    Report on a demonstration against a wave of murders in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes actuality of the demonstration, including songs sung by protesters. Also includes excerpts of speeches by black civil rights...

  • CND rally in Hyde Park (1981)

    Genre
    Music; Special; Speech

    Second part of actuality of a CND rally in Hyde Park, in support of nuclear disarmament. Rally is compered by Tony Allen(?), with speeches by CND Chairman Bruce Kent; TUC General Council member Alan Sapper;...

  • CND Hyde Park rally (1981)

    Genre
    Music; Poetry; Special; Speech

    Actuality of a CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) rally in Hyde Park, London, at the end of a march through Central London, with shouts, cheering, applause and heckling heard. With poems by Joolz and one...

  • CB radio craze made legal (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report; Special

    Report on the Citizen’s Band (CB) radio service and how the craze became legal on FM in the UK. Speaking are: Ian(?) Leslie(?), National Committee for the Legalisation of CB; Malcolm Miller, manager of...

  • Convoy by C W McCall (1981)

    Genre
    Music

    Full version of C W McCall’s song entitled Convoy. Possibly aired in connection with CB radio being made legal in the UK on FM frequencies.

  • SDP conference in Perth (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Music; Interview

    Report on the SDP conference in Perth, Scotland (1 of 3 across the UK) as SDP members and press travel there by train. With singing, and comment from co-leader of the SDP David Owen. Male reporter not...

  • Five nights of bleeding (1981)

    Genre
    Music

    Five Nights of Bleeding, a musical response to the Brixton, London riots by Linton Kwesi Johnson.

  • Army band funding cuts (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Music; Interview

    Report on the government proposals to cut funding for army bands. Conservative MP Toby Jessel comments. Includes band music with comedy (from a show?). Male reporter not identified.