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  • First live broadcast from Parliament (1975)

    Genre
    Parliamentary debate; Special; Speech

    Ed Boyle presents two clips from the House of Commons. The first is an extract from the first live broadcast from Parliament (09/06/75). The second is a Commons debate on publication of former cabinet...

  • First live radio House of Commons broadcast (1975)

    Genre
    Parliamentary debate; Special

    First live broadcast of UK Parliament on radio, 09/06/75. The presenter is Peter Allen. The speakers include Harold Wilson, Prime Minister; Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition; Jeremy Thorpe, leader...

  • Apollo-Soyuz link-up (1975)

    Genre
    News report; Special

    Live coverage of link-up between Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft. Includes flight commentary, docking countdown, news, and reflection on Soviet-US cooperation.

  • Attack on Israeli Embassy in Johannesburg (1975)

    Genre
    Interview; Special

    Recording of an attack on the Israeli Consulate-General in Johannesburg (29/04/75), followed by eyewitness accounts of the response by the South African forces.

  • Tonight (1976)

    Genre
    Interview; Special; Trailer

    Robin Day talks to Harold Macmillan in a special edition of the BBC1 television programme, Tonight. Macmillan breaks a long, self-imposed silence on contemporary events. He calls for a coalition. Includes...

  • Londoners on the Blitz (1976)

    Genre
    Feature; Interview; Special

    Christopher Hourmouzious talks to East Londoners about their personal experiences during the Blitz. A book by Professor Tom Harrison, entitled Living Through the Blitz, and based on oral histories, is the...

  • 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...

  • Platform Towards 2000 (1977)

    Genre
    Documentary; Special

    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, makes his personal predictions for the future. On prophecy, objective techniques, computer analysis, also the attitudes of the individual forecaster, the public and the...

  • Lord Haw Haw 1940 broadcast (1977)

    Genre
    Special; Speech

    Germany Calling, Nazi propaganda broadcast by Lord Haw-Haw (aka William Joyce) from 1940 on France surrendering and the anticipated final victory of Germany in the Second World War.

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special

    Report on the second day of mass picketing at Grunwick where the 10-month long labour dispute continues. We hear strikers chanting and police appealing for calm through a loud-hailer. Chris Wright of union...