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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.