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Vincent Burke calls for government assistance over West End theatre closures (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Vincent Burke of the Society of West End Theatres on the closure of theatres at certain times of the year because of the difficulty in raising investment to put on new shows. Burke calls for government tax...
Agreement to secure Riverside Studios’ future (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a plan to secure the financial future of the threatened Riverside Studios Arts Centre following an agreement between the Greater London Council, the Arts Council, and Hammersmith and Fulham...
Jeremy Isaacs on Channel 4 viewing figures (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Chief Executive of Channel 4, Jeremy Isaacs on the television station’s low audience share, and his plans to be responsive to viewer opinion by introducing into the schedule more humour, entertainment and...
George Bush London speech on nuclear weapons (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Report on US Vice-President George Bush’s address to the Royal Insititute of Foreign Affairs at London’s Guildhall during his West European tour. Includes speech excerpts, with Bush defending the siting...
George Bush London press conference at end of nuclear arms tour (1983)
- Genre
- Press conference
Report on US Vice-President George Bush’s London visit at the end of his West European nuclear weapons campaign tour, including his press conference after talks with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and...
Robert Runcie Synod speech on nuclear weapons (1983)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, during the General Synod debate on the Church of England report, The Church and the Bomb. Runcie says he finds the report’s recommendations for unilateral...
Jeremy Isaacs defends Channel 4 programmes (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Jeremy Isaacs, Chief Executive of Channel 4, defends the television station’s programmes in the face of press criticism. He also stresses the importance of public service broadcasting holding its own...
Transglobe expedition - Charity film premiere (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with unidentified (North American or Canadian) male (cameraman?) at the charity premiere of the film, To the Ends of the Earth, which charts Sir Ranulph Fiennes’s 1979-1982 Transglobe expedition...
BUAV reaction to ARM letter bombs (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Margaret Manzoni of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection denounces the recent letter bombs claimed to have been sent by the Animal Rights Militia, and expresses doubts over the existence of...
Lord Denning retirement retrospective (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Retrospective on the controversial judge Lord Denning following his retirement as Master of the Rolls. Male reporter not identified (poss. Tim Crook).