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GLC abolition - Commons vote on bill (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a Parliamentary vote on part of the Government’s bill to abolish the GLC and other elected metropolitan authorities. The speakers include: GLC leader Ken Livingstone; GLC Conservative group...
GLC abolition - Members resign (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the resignation from the GLC of leader Ken Livingstone, John McDonald, Lewis Herbert and Ken Little in order to force by-elections over the issue of the Government’s abolition proposals. The...
GLC abolition - Birthday celebrations (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report describing the 95th birthday celebrations of the Greater London Council, occurring during the implementation of Government plans to abolish the organisation. Organiser Peter Pitt and GLC Conservative...
GLC Thames Day Extravaganza (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report from the GLC’s public event, Thames Day. The activities are described, and Barbara Bate from Westminster Muscular Dystrophy; Lord Birkett (GLC director for recreation and the arts); and Londoners...
Claims LRT to raise fares (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the claims that London Regional Transport plan to raise Tube fares (in 01/85) now that the Government appointed quango has taken over control of London public transport from the GLC. With comment...
Marchington air accident (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a crash which killed eleven people when a Vickers Varsity twin engine plane crashed in an airfield near Marchington in Staffordshire. With comment from RAF technician Stephen Maycock(?), and...
Miners strike - Violence at Yorkshire collieres (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference by Nottinghamshire Chief Constable Tony Tyler (with excerpts), about his evidence that the violence yesterday at the Silverwood and Harworth collieries in South Yorkshire was...
Queen Mother birthday celebrations (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Dickie Arbiter reports on crowds gathering outside Clarence House to celebrate the Queen Mother’s 84th birthday. Includes interviews with Doris Eden, one of the visitors and vox pop with other visitors;...
200 years of Bristol post service (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an eighteenth century coach retracing the 131 mile journey between Bristol and London to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Bristol Post Service to London. Top coachman, John Parker,...
Falkirk rail disaster (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Falkirk rail disaster (30/07/84), caused by a cow wandering onto the tracks. With comment from survivors Michael Hadlington(?), Jeff Choman(?) and Jane Choman(?); Doctor William Thomson(?)....