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Andrew Peacock claims Australian Liberal Party resurgent (1984)
- Genre
- Speech; Election coverage
Andrew Peacock, leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, declares that his party is resurgent.
Queen Mother opens rail museum (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the opening by the Queen Mother of the Old Station Museum in the London Docklands. In a speech, the Queen Mother praises the organisers of the event. Male reporter not identified.
Brighton IRA bombing - Jeanne Shattock’s funeral (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the memorial service for Jeanne Shattock at Exeter Cathedral, following her death in the Brighton IRA bombing. Speaking are Conservative Party Chairman John Gummer and Reverend Norman Davey. Male...
Student grants backbench revolt (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the revolt by Conservative Party backbenchers over the Government’s plans to cut student grants. Includes Commons speeches by Conservative MPs Nicholas Winterton, Harry Greenway, Michael Latham...
Miners strike - Funeral of David Wilkie, killed by pickets (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the funeral of taxi driver, David Wilkie, who died when striking miners threw a concrete block from a bridge onto his car as he was driving a non-striking miner to work in Wales. In his formal...
Bishop Tutu and President Reagan meeting (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the reluctant meeting between Bishop Desmond Tutu and US President Ronald Reagan where they talked about America’s apartheid policy and their less than smooth relationship. With speeches by...
Queen’s Christmas speech (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Queen Elizabeth II gives her traditional Christmas message and comments on the birth of her fourth grandchild and what we can learn from children’s attitudes. She makes comparisons with the growth of the...
Thatcher in Falklands on sovereignty (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech in the Falkland Islands where she reassures the people that the islands will never be given to the Argentinians without their consent. With excerpts of...
Thatcher in Peking on Hong Kong (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Peking (Beijing) on the signing of the agreement between the UK and China over the future of Hong Kong.
Margaret Thatcher miners strike speech (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton on the miners’ strike, losses in the coal industry which are being subsidised by public finance, and changes...