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Ian Smith on Kissinger Rhodesia statement (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Ian Smith, Rhodesian Prime Minister, and his speech in reply to US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger’s statement of support for majority rule. Reporter not identified. Volume level very low.
Battle Abbey auction (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the auction of Battle Abbey amid fears it may be turned into a commercial enterprise and be inaccessible to the general public. Includes speech at the auction by Matthew Thompson-Royds of Save...
Jack Jones speech on pay deal (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Jack Jones, TGWU trade union leader (venue unidentified) defending a £6 a week pay deal in the current economic recession and setting out the priorities for trade unions including decreasing...
Montgomery speaking in 1942 (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary; Speech
Archival news report of British army commander General Montgomery’s visit to a munitions factory in 1942, including a speech by him on the war and the importance of the Home Front. Broadcast on LBC...
Maguire children’s funeral (1976)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Vivian White reports on the funeral of the three Maguire children, killed by a crashing car driven by a IRA man who had been shot by the British Army in West Belfast. Includes the address by Father...
Ambassador’s widow gives speech (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Address to the Irish people by Jane Ewart-Biggs, broadcast after her husband’s memorial service in Dublin. The late Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British Ambassador to Ireland, was killed by an IRA landmine...
Liverpool peace rally (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Unidentified male reports from the first peace rally to be held outside of Ireland - in Liverpool. The rally, attended by some 5,000 people, was organised by Muriel Young; her sister-in-law of Betty...
London peace rally (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; Speech
Jane Ewart-Biggs speaks in an interview about her late husband’s (UK ambassador to Ireland killed by IRA landmine) hopes for peace in Ireland, and how she hopes she can turn the waste of his death into...
Funeral of Maire Drumm (1976)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Steve Harvey reports on the funeral of 56 year-old former Sinn Fein Vice-President, Maire Drumm, who was assassinated by Loyalist paramilitaries (28/10/76). Includes the music of a lone piper; speech by an...
Sir Anthony Eden defends invasion of Suez (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Sir Anthony Eden, UK Prime Minister, defends the invasion of Suez, Egypt, in this archive clip originally broadcast to the nation in 1956.