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14,859 results found for all records.
Shirley Williams elected as Crosby MP (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the election of SDP candidate Shirley Williams as the new MP for Crosby and her first day in the House of Commons. Includes interview with Anthony Hill, Liberal Party candidate. Male reporter not...
Ian Paisley to form counterterrorism force (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the decision of DUP leader Reverend Ian Paisley to form a third force in Northern Ireland to fight republican terrorism. Speaking are: Ian Paisley; Michael Canavan, SDLP. Female reporter not...
Paisley banned from Commons (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech; Interview
Peter Murphy reports on a Parliamentary debate following IRA killing of Stormont Speaker Norman Stronge and son James Stronge where DUP leader Reverend Ian Paisley was thrown out of the House of Commons....
IRA supergrass helps police (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report by Malcolm Brabant on the unidentified IRA supergrass who blew the cover on some of the planned terrorist operations in Northern Ireland and likelihood he has now been given a new life, possibly...
Northern Ireland developments (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Unity Conference organised by the Ulster Unionists in Northern Ireland coinciding with suggested proposals by DUP leader Ian Paisley for a third security force in the province to counteract...
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report
Decision Makers presented by Dave Loyn on the summer of inner city violence and forthcoming reports on the Brixton and Toxteth riots by Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman) and Environment Secretary Michael...
Retrospective on Iranian embassy siege (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Malcolm Brabant retrospective report on the six day Iranian embassy siege in London which began on 30 April last year, including the role played by PC Trevor Lock, the SAS rescue operation which followed the...
LWT weekend world (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
First part of LWT Weekend World programme presented by Brian Walden on the Yorkshire Ripper and originally broadcast in October 1978 when the serial killer had murdered 10 women. He remained at large for...
LWT weekend world (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Second part of LWT Weekend World programme originally broadcast in October 1978 with presenter Brian Walden interviewing General Secretary of the General and Municipal Workers’ Union (GMWU) David Basnett...
LBC reports the Budget special (1981)
- Genre
- Discussion; News report; Speech
Live coverage of Chancellor Geoffrey Howe’s third Budget speech (with commentary-male reporter not identified), which continues policies to reduce the deficit, by controlling public spending and increasing...