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Unions react to NCB pit closure plans (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Sir Norman Siddall’s departure from the National Coal Board, and the ongoing resistance of miners’ unions to pit closure plans. Cardowan union official Jim McCafferty(?) says miners will win...
Arthur Scargill reacts to shooting down of airliner (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, expresses sympathy for the families of those who died in the shooting down of a civilian airliner, but says he wants to know the facts of the...
TUC talks with Tebbit (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Trade unions are in discussion with Norman Tebbit, about proposed legislation (to repeal the Truck Acts) that will encourage workers to be paid by cheque rather than in cash. Len Murray, General Secretary of...
Look back at parliamentary session (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the Parliamentary session just ending, during which the sale of 500 million pounds’ worth of shares in BP was announced, also that nurses would forego any strike action. Speakers are shadow...
Liberal Party reform proposed (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a proposed Liberal Party reform that could remove party leader David Steel’s right to veto the party manifesto and whether he should remain leader. Speakers are Bermondsey MP Simon Hughes;...
Overview of Penrith and The Border by-election (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Penrith and The Border by-election (28/07/83), which saw the Conservative Party win by a narrow 552 majority over the SDP-Liberal Alliance. Speakers are Conservative Party candidate David...
Demise of British motorcycle (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the British motorcycle industry and its demise. Speakers are four-times world motorcycling champion John Surtees; Triumph Owners Club President and Treasurer, Harry Page(?). Female reporter not...
Operation Skyquest world record attempt (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the attempt by Operation Skyquest to break the world altitude record for hot air balloons. Unfortunately the balloon was caught by a gust of wind before the launch - sending pilot Per Lindstrand 20...
High-tech Falklands War memorial (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the design and creation of a high technology, abstract memorial in the Falkland Islands costing up to £180,000 of tax payers’ money. Includes interview with architect David Clark. Female...
Caroline Hogg murder hunt (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the hunt for the killer of 5 year-old Caroline Hogg. Includes an appeal by Chief Constable Hector Clark of Northumbria Police for the driver of a blue Cortina to come forward. He talks about a...