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ITV strike - Negotiations over pay (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Vivian White reports on negotiations between unions and management to try and reach agreement on pay in a continuing dispute at ITV. Includes interview with Alan Sapper, Association of Cinematograph,...
ITV strike - Settlement over pay (1979)
- Genre
- News report; News bulletin
Vivian White reports on a settlement between unions and management in a continuing pay dispute at ITV. Includes excerpt from ITV news broadcast read by Leonard Parkin.
Bradford prostitutes on Yorkshire Ripper (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Prostitutes in Bradford on the Yorkshire Ripper and whether they are afraid to work. Female interviewer not identified. Clip appears to have been a longer item (report), but audio jumps in several places.
Death of Labour MP, Tom Swain (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary; Tribute
David Roby reports on the death of Labour MP for North East Derbyshire, Tom Swain. Includes interview with Ray Ellis, Swain’s friend and colleague.
Southwark town hall row - Labour expulsions (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the expulsion from the Labour Party executive of eleven members on Southwark Council over plans for a rate rise and for a new town hall in the London borough. Includes interview with councillor Bob...
By-election results in Clitheroe and Knutsford (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports on by-election results in Clitheroe in Lancashire, and Knutsford in Cheshire, with victory and a swing for the Conservative Party in both constituencies. Includes interviews with Lord...
Battersea tower block fire (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Jim Dallmeyer reports from the Castlemaine Tower block of flats in Culvert Street, Battersea after the building was gutted by fire. Female studio reporter not identified. (75-year-old Florence Fyfe died in...
Salem Hassan guilty verdict (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Ken Dennis reports on the trial and guilty verdict at the Old Bailey of Salem Hassan, charged with the murder of former Iraqi Prime Minister General Abd ar-Razzaq al-Naif in London in 1978 following his...
Paddington Station 125th birthday (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report from London Paddington Station, during 125th birthday celebrations. Includes interviews with former train driver - Mr Richards; male historian (not identified). Male interviewer not identified. Sound...
Judge Melford Stevenson retirement (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the retirement of High Court judge Sir Aubrey Melford Steed Stevenson, commonly known as Melford Stevenson. Includes speech excerpts by Sir Aubrey. Male reporter not identified. Poor quality audio.