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John Draper on Sunday Times dispute (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
John Draper reports on the Sunday Times dispute, which stems from the reorganisation of the library. Library staff have traditionally been members of the clerical section of the print union SOGAT (Society of...
Miners strike - Film censored (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Kevin Murphy reports on a banned mineworkers’ film. A film featuring Coal Board chairman Ian MacGregor was shown to miners in the canteen at Rossington Colliery in Yorkshire. Yesterday, the National Union...
Miners strike - Meeting in Sheffield (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Neil Mainland reports on the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strike. The announcement came after a miners’ executive meeting in Sheffield. NUM leader, Arthur Scargill, says support for their action...
Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on overtime ban (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Neil Mainland reports on the continuing National Union of Mineworkers strike. Union President, Arthur Scargill brushed aside any threat to the campaign, despite a rebellion among pithead winders in...
Response to Len Murray’s support of GHCQ strike (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett reports on support for proposed strike action at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Len Murray, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), makes it clear that his fury...
Protests at GCHQ union ban - Joanna Crosse reports (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Joanna Crosse reports on protests against the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) union ban. With contributions from Peter Jones, Secretary of the Council of Civil Service Unions; Leslie Christie,...
Miners strike - Background to dispute (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Mark Easton provides background information on the miners’ dispute. He explains that when Ian MacGregor was made head of the National Coal Board, he brought with him plans that would change the mining...
Funeral of President Andropov (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Tribute; Music; Special
Report on the funeral of Soviet President Yuri Andropov. The oldest man to take power in the Soviet Union, Konstantin Chernenko, pays tribute (in Russian). Defence Minister Dmitriy Ustinov said the Soviet...
Radio Moscow announces death of Yuri Andropov (1984)
- Genre
- News report
Radio Moscow World Service announces the death of Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Presidium...
Ronald Reagan will not attend Andropov’s funeral (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on US President Ronald Reagan’s decision not to attend Soviet leader Yuri Andropov’s funeral. Reagan is ending a holiday at his ranch near Santa Barbara in California and is due...