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London Festival Ballet (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
London Festival Ballet celebrates its 35th birthday. Predominantly music from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Also contains interviews with Artitistic Director Peter Schaufuss; John Travis from the...
French anti-Thatcher pop song and English response (1986)
- Genre
- Music; News report
Report on a controversial French pop song written about UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Includes an English song composed in response, commissioned by IRN from Instant Sunshine: Jeremy Nicholas’s...
Winnie Mandela calls for husband’s release (1986)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference by Winnie Mandela in a township near Johannesburg, in which she called for an end to a campaign of official harassment against her and for the release of her husband Nelson...
The London programme (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
The London Programme. Pete Murray interviews Norman Tebbit, Conservative Party Chairman, on his life and times and political career. Music discussed and played includes a Flanders and Swann comedy show tune...
Abolition of GLC (1986)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports from the members’ terrace at County Hall as the Greater London Council is abolished. Includes Chairman, Tony Banks delivering a speech as he lowers the flag, claiming the occasion is...
Remembering the GLC (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on a service of thanksgiving for the Greater London Council (abolished 31/03/86). Includes excerpt of a sermon by the Dean of Westminster, the Reverend Edward Carpenter, in which he says...
Wapping demonstration turns violent (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
A report on picket line violence in Wapping. Labour MP, Tony Benn defends the demonstrators’ behaviour, and Brenda Dean of print union SOGAT condemns the behaviour of police. Chief Superintendent Gerry...
Wapping printers’ demonstration (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
A report on the printworkers’ demonstrations in Wapping, the violence having reached its peak earlier in the week. Police Chief Superintendent Gerry Goodall expresses satisfaction with the present...
Thames Day (1986)
- Genre
- Music; Special; Speech
Report on Thames Day celebrations, with jazz and country music, aircraft race commentary, and aircraft heard passing overhead. Male commentator not identified.
Prince sings down the telephone (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
The musical artist, Prince, on the telephone to reporter Angie Bray (not heard). Includes him singing the song, Girls and Boys down the phone, before the pre-recorded version is played.