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General election - Nigel Lawson speech to CBI (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s speech to the CBI at the Hilton Hotel. In excerpts, Lawson talks about the economy, inflation and unemployment from a positive angle, and says that the country is now in...
General election - Conservative candidates meet (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the meeting of Conservative parliamentary candidates at Westminster, where they were addressed by Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and warned of the...
General election - Margaret Thatcher on defence (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on defence. She underlines her commitment to Trident as an independent nuclear deterrent, and says that of all the political parties, only the Conservatives have the resolve...
General election - Thatcher launches her campaign bus (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Press conference
Reporters follow Margaret Thatcher to the London Docklands, for the launch of her electoral campaign bus. Male reporter not identified.
Ernest Saunderâs resignation from Guinness (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the resignation of Ernest Saunders, former Chief Executive of Guinness, following scandal over inquiry into Guinness share-trading fraud; including Brian Baldock, company spokesman, reading Ernest...
Gas explosion in the Cotswolds (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a gas explosion in the Cotswolds. Interviews with eyewitnesses Police Constable Nick Shaw who helped evacuate other residents; his wife Louise; Jack Jones, local landlord; Bob Haverley(?), fire...
Housing and new campaign to reduce homeless (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on the new campaign to help Britainâs homeless and bed and breakfast families (press conference launch by Lord Scarman heard) including an interview with a mother, Claire who is living in a bed...
Harold MacMillan funeral (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on the funeral of former Prime Minster, Harold Macmillan, at St.Giles Church in the village of Horsted Keynes, Sussex. Vox pop with village residents; tributes from Lord Home and Lord Hailsham....
Violence flares at Wapping dispute anniversary (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report from the one year anniversary picket line at Wapping against News International with speeches from actor Tom Watt and NUPE leader Rodney Bickerstaffe; report on outbreak of violence and reaction to...
Violence flares at Wapping dispute (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on location at the Wapping dispute demonstrations against News International with interviews from a demonstrator and union spokesman on the outbreak of violence. Crowd’s chanting heard. Female...