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Frank Grenier on HMS Liverpool (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Captain Frank Grenier of HMS Liverpool on the ship’s role in the Falkland conflict. Male interviewer not identified.
Boarding of QE2 for Falklands (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Music
Report on soldiers boarding the ocean liner QE2 to travel to the Falkland Islands. Soldiers, crew members and their families (unidentified, except for Nigel Warburton) comment. Includes brass band music by...
Bill Rodgers on government criticism of BBC (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Social Democratic MP, William (Bill) Rodgers on the Government’s criticism of the BBC’s reporting of the Falklands conflict. Male interviewer not identified.
Tony Benn on government handling of Falklands conflict (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by Labour MP, Tony Benn which criticised the Government’s handling of the Falklands crisis. Benn describes the conflict as a jingoistic venture supported by the gutter press. Female...
Ian McDonald on shooting of Argentine POW (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference
Ministry of Defence spokesman Ian McDonald explains at a press conference how Primero Felix Artuso, an Argentine soldier and British prisoner of war, was shot in South Georgia by British troops.
Leopoldo Galtieri on press coverage of Falklands conflict (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference
President of Argentina, Leopoldo Galtieri gives a press conference to Argentine and British journalists on the way that events in the Falkland Islands are being reported. He speaks through an interpreter.
QE2 leaves Southampton for Falklands (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the departure of the QE2 from Southampton, carrying British troops to the Falkland Islands. Defence Secretary, John Nott and Chairman of Cunard Line, Lord Victor Matthews comment. Male reporter not...
Tony Benn on Falklands peace movement (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Tony Benn on a meeting of the Falklands Peace Campaign in the UK, denying the campaign’s meetings are treacherous. Male interviewer not identified.
John Nott on European support for Falklands action (1982)
- Genre
- Speech
Defence Secretary, John Nott speaks at the Scottish Conservative Assembly about the support in Europe for Britain’s action against Argentina.
Arthur Scargill on Falklands sovereignty (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Arthur Scargill, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, insists that Britain has no sovereign claim to the Falkland Islands. Male interviewer not identified.