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Funeral of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on the funeral of IRA member and Maze Prison hunger striker Bobby Sands MP (died 05/05/81). Includes recording of the service and excerpts from a rally led by Democratic Unionist Party leader The...
Bobby Sands hunger strike - John O’Connell view (1981)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Statement by Irish TD and MEP, Dr John O’Connell about his visit to Maze Prison in Belfast, to meet IRA prisoner and hunger striker Bobby Sands. O’Connell made the journey as part of a Fianna Fail...
Ronald Reagan shooting - John Hinckley background (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the background and possible motives of John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and wounded US President Ronald Reagan in an unsuccessful assassination attempt (30/03/81). Speakers...
New Cross fire - Inquest (1981)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech; Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. local community leader Darcus Howe) issues a press statement during the inquest into a fire at a party in New Cross, London in which 13 young black people died (18/01/81)....
Bottle bank scheme launched (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Unidentified male speaker on the launch of a new bottle bank scheme designed to increase the recycling of glass. Female interviewer not identified. Followed by a speech on glass recycling, by Prince Charles,...
Queen Mother Sports Centre opens in Pimlico (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Dickie Arbiter reports on the opening of the Queen Mother Sports Centre in Pimlico, London. Includes recording of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother opening the centre; interview with Eddie Powell,...
Queen Mother launches Ark Royal (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the launch of the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier, Ark Royal at the Swan Hunter shipyard on Tyneside.
People’s March for Jobs arrives in London (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the end of the People’s March for Jobs, as the march reaches London. The protest is intended to raise awareness of the plight of the country’s unemployed. Includes a speech by Sid Weighell,...
Sex and violence (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpts of speeches by unidentified conference delegates, on issues relating to gender, sexuality and violence. Roughly edited and somewhat disjointed; apparently in the context of the Yorkshire Ripper case.
Funeral of Jacqueline Hill (1981)
- Genre
- Special; Speech; Music
Recording of the funeral of Jacqueline Hill (died 17/11/80), a victim of the Yorkshire Ripper, including a sermon and her favourite song, Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon and Garfunkel.