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Whitechapel Bell Foundry possible closure (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Report from St Clement Danes church in the Strand and from the company workshop on the possible closure of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in East London. Includes interview with William Hughes, master founder;...
Heseltines visit Greenham Common (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Paul Maurice reports on a visit by press and Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine and his wife Ann to the Cruise missile base at Greenham Common in Berkshire to see safety arrangements prior to deployment and...
UK Radio Awards (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Report on the 1983 UK Radio Awards at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London. Includes excerpts from award-winning shows; interview with IBA director, John Whitney. Male reporter not identified.
One-man trains introduced on Bedpan line (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the British Rail decision to introduce single-man trains on the Bedford to St Pancras (Bedpan) line, despite the opposition of the ASLEF trade union who were forced to agree after withholding of...
New inquest into Roberto Calvi death (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Tim Crook reports on the decision of Justice Lord Lane to launch a new inquest into the death of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, whose body was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London on 18/06/82....
Lords debate on railways (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a House of Lords debate on the future of the railways in Britain following publication of the Serpell Report. Speaking are: Lord Marsh (Richard Marsh); Lord Ezra (Derek Ezra); Bishop of Durham...
Commons on unemployment, Ian MacGregor, nuclear warfare (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on Parliamentary reaction to the March unemployment figures, rumoured appointment of Ian MacGregor as head of the National Coal Board (NCB), and to a BMA report on effects of nuclear...
Darlington by-election candidates (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the candidates in the Darlington by-election following the death of Labour MP Ted Fletcher. Speaking are candidates Ossie O’Brien, Labour; Tony Cook, SDP; Michael Fallon, Conservative. Male...
Scottish Labour conference (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the proceedings of the sixty-eighth Scottish Labour Party conference in Perth with party unity a key issue. Includes speeches by: Tom Smith, NUPE; Joe Devine, COHSE; Norman Buchan MP; Gordon Brown,...
Spring budget reaction (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on political reaction to the contents of Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe’s 1983 Spring Budget and particularly its effect on current high unemployment. The interviewees are: Jack Straw MP; Richard...