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7,185 results found for all records.
Ismat Kittani urges nuclear disarmament (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the new president of the United Nations General Assembly, Ismat Kittani, who has recommended that atomic weapons talks are held within the UN. Includes excerpts of a speech by Kittani. Male...
Kurt Waldheim gives final press conference as General Secretary of UN (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the former general secretary of the United Nations, Kurt Waldheim, who failed to win a third term in the role. Includes excerpts of a speech by Waldheim, who is concerned about the crisis in...
CBI Conference - Future of construction industry (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Unidentified male speaker at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Conference, on the construction industry. He says 25 percent of the industry’s workers are unemployed and the Government needs to...
CBI Conference - Nationalised industries and economic recovery (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Unidentified male speaker at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Conference, on the part nationalised industries must play in the economic recovery.
3 British missionaries released by Iran (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Technical; Speech
Material on the return to the UK of 3 British missionaries imprisoned in Iran. Includes report from Heathrow Airport by Malcolm Brabant. Also press conference introduced by Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert...
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Election coverage; Music; Speech
Decision Makers. A four-part look back at a year of political change in Westminster (1981), presented by Peter Spencer. Foci include the Labour Party’s new rules for choosing a new leader (excerpts of...
LBC’s AM programme on release of US hostages in Iran (1981)
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- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; News report; Speech
LBC’s AM programme, presented by Bob Holness and Douglas Cameron. Begins with a report by Andrew Manderstam on the release of US hostages in Iran (speaking are new US President, Ronald Reagan and outgoing...
Crosby by-election - Shirley Williams victory (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Election coverage; Speech
Report on the result of the Liverpool Crosby by-election (26/11/81), with victory for Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate and former Labour cabinet minister Shirley Williams. Includes announcement of...
Crosby By-election - Candidates (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on campaigning by the parties in the Liverpool Crosby By-election (26/11/81). Speakers include: Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Shirley Williams; Labour candidate John Backhouse; Conservative...
Crosby by-election - Tony Benn speech (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a visit by former Labour cabinet minister Tony Benn to Liverpool Crosby in the run-up to the by-election (26/11/81). Includes excerpt from Benn’s speech. Male reporter not identified.