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Libyan embassy siege - Gerald Kaufman view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Home Secretary, Gerald Kaufman, talks about the siege at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London which started during a demonstration against the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, at which a diplomat...
Libyan embassy siege - Leon Brittan view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Leon Brittan on the possible deportation of Libyan diplomats after the shooting of policewoman, Yvonne Fletcher, by a Libyan diplomat and the following siege at the Libyan embassy in London....
Miners strike - Nottingham miners calls (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Nottinghamshire miners General Secretary Henry Richardson on how the Nottinghamshire miners need to join the strike. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Arthur Scargill interview (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Chris Mann interviews NUM leader Arthur Scargill on the miners strike and the miners that are refusing to strike which leads to an argument between Mann and Scargill.
Miners strike - NUM special delegate conference (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the NUM special delegate meeting in Sheffield changing the union’s rules on the majority required to call a national strike. Speakers are Superintendent Terry Swann; Labour MP Dennis Skinner; and...
Main line stations under threat (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUR General Secretary Jimmy Knapp on his claims that the Government wants to shut main line stations in London. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on Nottinghamshire miners (1984)
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- Press conference
Press conference with NUM leader Arthur Scargill in Nottinghamshire on persuading the Nottingham miners to join the strike and the number of miners already on strike in the area.
Miners strike - Arthur Scargill visits Nottinghamshire pits (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on NUM leader Arthur Scargill visiting Nottinghamshire pits and calling for a total walkout to join in with the national strike. Includes a speech by Scargill. Female reporter not identified.
Clive Jenkins on Len Murray and the TUC (1984)
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- Interview
Interview with Clive Jenkins, General Secretary of The Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs union (ASTMS) on the TUC following the retirement of its General Secretary Len Murray and on...
Swindon rail works to close (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British Rail’s Philip Norman on the troubles facing the rail industry and the closure of Swindon works with 400 jobs to go. Male interviewer not identified.