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March on Downing Street for jobs (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on a march to Downing Street by Scottish steel, rail, and mine workers in London protesting about threatened closures and job losses. Includes interview with Mick McGahey, National Union of...
Arthur Scargill on NCB pit closures announcement (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report, with extracts from a press conference, on National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill’s reaction to news that the National Coal Board (NCB) is planning to close sixty pits. Also...
Lesney toy factory closure (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the closure of the Lesney toy factory in Hackney, east London - the producer of Matchbox cars. Includes interviews with workers about redundancies. Male reporter not identified. Cataloguer’s...
Falklands War - Honours list (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Paul Maurice reports on possible awardees in the honours list for members of the Armed Forces who served in the Falklands War. Second reporter not identified (poss. Douglas Cameron).
Falklands War - Honours list (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on awardees in the honours list for members of the armed forces who served in the Falklands War. The interviewees include: Freda McKay, mother of Sergeant Ian McKay; John Leake, HMS Ardent; Douglas...
Falklands War - VC awards (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Paul Maurice reports on the victims of the Falklands War mentioned in the pages of the London Gazette, and the recipients of the Victoria Cross - Herbert Jones and Ian McKay - and other awards. Includes...
Commonwealth Games - Protests in Brisbane (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on the opening of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, with excerpts from the Queen’s opening address. The event was marked by demonstrations by Aboriginal groups against racial...
Solidarity outlawed by Polish Government (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the Solidarity trade union being outlawed (along with other unions) by the Government in Poland. Two male reporters not identified.
Gdansk shipyards - Military control (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the implementation of military control of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk and the banning of the Solidarity trade union by the Government in Poland. Two male reporters not identified.
Alan Reeve - Escape and arrest (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Roger Rees reports on the escape of convicted killer Alan Reeve from high security Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire, and his arrest and impending trial in Amsterdam. Includes interview with Alan Reeve in...