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Balcombe Street Siege - Gunmen surrender (1975)
- Genre
- News report
Jon Snow reports on the end of the Balcombe Street Siege (06/12 to 12/12/75), in which four IRA members had taken a flat’s two residents, John and Sheila Matthews, captive. Includes a detailed account of...
Chrysler job cuts (1975)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Chrysler has announced massive job cuts in the UK. Labour MPs Doug Hoyle and George Park, Conservative MP Michael Heseltine, and MPs in Chrysler-employed areas Labour MP Norman Buchan and Les Huckfield all...
Brian Hayes programme - Maiden flight of Concorde (1976)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; News report; Phone-in; Special; Technical
The Brian Hayes programme live at Heathrow Airport for the first commercial flight of Concorde. The British Airways Concorde is flying to Bahrain; simultaneously, Air France is launching its first commercial...
Ulster protest disrupts women’s lunch (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the 21st anniversary of the annual Women of the Year award. The Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Mary Wilson (wife of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson) and 750 guests attended. The event raised money...
Enoch Powell on the evils of North Sea Oil (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech to the Control and Automation Manufacturers’ Association in London, by Enoch Powell MP in which he says that North Sea Oil is not good for the UK’s economy because it is not cheap....
Geneva conference to confirm Kissinger agreement on Rhodesia (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the Geneva conference to confirm the agreement negotiated by American Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger for a Rhodesian constitution based on black majority rule and an interim government....
CIA in United Kingdom (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference featuring departing United States ambassador to Britain, Elliot Richardson, where he defends the role of the intelligence service, the CIA, within the UK. He also criticises...
Angola (1976)
- Genre
- News report
Colin Parkes reports on the National Liberation Front of Angola. It covers how mercenaries were hired in the UK, and the execution of mercenaries ordered by Colonel Callan (aka Costas Georgiou). It also...
Military coup in Argentina (1976)
- Genre
- News report
Andrew Tarnofski reports on the coup d’etat in Argentina and the removal of President Maria Estela Peron. It looks at how it was done - in a swift, bloodless movement. The president is being held by the...
Jensen car firm going out of business (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the auction at the factory (bidding heard) as the Jensen car firm goes out of business. Looks at the impact of the business going under and the future of the car industry. Includes interviews...