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7,185 results found for all records.
Inquiries into police shooting two men (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the Parliamentary debate over an incident where police shot two men at a post office in Seven Sisters Road, Tottenham, where they had been expecting a raid. Includes Commons speeches by Home...
Thatcher’s intervention in rail pay talks (1984)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Rowdy Parliamentary debate on the Government and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s intervention in rail pay talks. Speakers include Leader of the House John Biffen; Roy Mason MP; Peter Shore MP.
Miners strike - NUM extraordinary conference (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the start of the NUM extraordinary annual conference with a motion for change in disciplinary rules and after a court order calling for a full ballot on the rule change. During the miners’...
Miners strike - NUM special conference (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the NUM Special Delegate conference in Sheffield where they discussed the future of the miners’ strike and talks with the Coal Board. Includes speech by NUM leader Arthur Scargill. Male reporter...
Margaret Thatcher on foreign relations (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech at the Annual Dinner of the European Atlantic Society. She speaks about her government’s success in foreign affairs. Male reporter not identified.
Francis Pym on the economy (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Former cabinet minister Francis Pym speaks in the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral about the economic problems facing the UK.
Geoffrey Howe on meeting with China over Hong Kong (1984)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
British Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe gives a press conference after his meeting in Peking with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wu Xueqian, Premier Zhao Ziyang and Chairman Deng Xiaoping, to talk about the...
Olympic Games, Los Angeles (1984)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Speech
Sports editor Dave Brenner reports on the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles, California. Jeff Stelling describes the scene as the British teams pass in the parade. US...
Walter Mondale presidential candidacy (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on Walter Mondale’s candidacy in the US presidential elections. Vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro also speaks. Female studio reporter not identified.
Meir Kahane on his policies for Israel (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the coalitions taking place to form the next Israeli Government. American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane speaks at a press conference about his policies on Arab village clearances, mixed marriages for...