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  • King report on gas explosions (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Vox pop

    Ed Boyle reports on an inquiry, chaired by Dr. Philip King, into a series of gas explosions in the UK during 1976 and 1977, their causes and recommendations for improving safety; interviews with Kathleen...

  • Peter Jay appointment as US ambassador (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Ed Boyle reports on the appointment of Peter Jay (Prime Minister James Callaghan’s son-in-law) as UK Ambassador to the United States amid accusations of favouritism and nepotism. Includes interviews with...

  • Trafalgar buys Beaverbrook (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Peter Spencer reports on the takeover of Beaverbrook Newspapers by the Trafalgar Group; interviews with Simon Jenkins, editor of Evening Standard; Jocelyn Stevens, managing director of Beaverbrook; Victor...

  • Peter Ramsbotham smear campaign (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Ed Boyle and Peter Allen report on removal of Sir Peter Ramsbotham as UK Ambassador to the United States to be replaced by Peter Jay (Prime Minister’s son-in-law). On the smear campaign by government on...

  • First fibre optic cables in UK (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on use of first fibre optic telephone link in UK; phone conversation between Bob Cryer, Secretary of State for Industry and Sir William Ryland, Chairman of the Post Office; interview with Ralph...

  • White Paper on transport (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Vox pop

    Ed Boyle reports on a Government White Paper on transport policy with plans to maintain public spending on public transport and for greater investment in railways; interviews with Sidney Weighell, NUR;...

  • Youth unemployment (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Ed Boyle reports on problem of rising youth unemployment; looks at Job Swap scheme; interviews with unidentified unemployed people; Evelyn Brown, former supermarket worker; Rosemary Williams, supermarket...

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Robert Moss is interviewed on how he organised the operation to get round a blacking of mail to Grunwick factory by postal workers at Cricklewood sorting office in support of the Grunwick factory dispute.

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Afternoon Report by Mick Davis on the reluctant return to work of postal workers at Cricklewood sorting office who had been blacking mail for the Grunwick factory in support of industrial action at the...

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Roy Grantham, APEX union leader, is interviewed on his response to the Appeal Court decision to overturn the ACAS report and High Court ruling in the long-running Grunwick factory dispute. His union may be...