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New inquest into Roberto Calvi death (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Tim Crook reports on the decision of Justice Lord Lane to launch a new inquest into the death of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, whose body was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London on 18/06/82....
Lords debate on railways (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a House of Lords debate on the future of the railways in Britain following publication of the Serpell Report. Speaking are: Lord Marsh (Richard Marsh); Lord Ezra (Derek Ezra); Bishop of Durham...
Commons on unemployment, Ian MacGregor, nuclear warfare (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on Parliamentary reaction to the March unemployment figures, rumoured appointment of Ian MacGregor as head of the National Coal Board (NCB), and to a BMA report on effects of nuclear...
Darlington by-election candidates (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the candidates in the Darlington by-election following the death of Labour MP Ted Fletcher. Speaking are candidates Ossie O’Brien, Labour; Tony Cook, SDP; Michael Fallon, Conservative. Male...
Callaghan on unemployment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews former Prime Minister James Callaghan about rising unemployment levels under the Conservative Government and how it could be decreased.
Darlington by-election - Cecil Parkinson interview (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson during campaigning prior to the Darlington by-election. He speaks about the proposed closure of the Shildon railway engineering works in County...
Scottish Labour conference (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the proceedings of the sixty-eighth Scottish Labour Party conference in Perth with party unity a key issue. Includes speeches by: Tom Smith, NUPE; Joe Devine, COHSE; Norman Buchan MP; Gordon Brown,...
Geoffrey Howe on spring budget (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe about the contents of his 1983 Spring Budget and forecast following criticism of the Conservative Government’s economic record and attitude to unemployment....
Spring budget reaction (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on political reaction to the contents of Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe’s 1983 Spring Budget and particularly its effect on current high unemployment. The interviewees are: Jack Straw MP; Richard...
Tam Dalyell on Belgrano sinking (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Labour MP Tam Dalyell where he airs his grievances relating to the Government’s ordering of the sinking of the Argentine warship, General Belgrano, during the Falklands War in 1982.