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Soviet Union 60th Anniversary of the revolution (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Gordon McLennan reports on celebrations for the Soviet Union 60th Anniversary of the revolution. We hear cheers of loyalty from troops assembled in Moscow. Military display described.
Andrei Kymchuk arrest by the KGB (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael Klymchuk on the arrest of his British student son Andrei Klymchuk by the KGB, accused of espionage. Male interviewer not identified.
President Tito’s wife (1977)
- Genre
- Discussion; News report
David Lassals reports to an unidentified studio reporter on the increasing influence of Yugoslavian President Tito’s second wife, Jovanka, who is from Serbia whereas he is from Croatia. She is advancing...
UAE minister killed (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews an unidentified male speaker (poss. a Conservative MP) about the assassination of UAE Foreign Minister Saif Ghobash and attempted killing of Ahmed Al-Suwaidi. His achievements,...
Tony Gould on farmworkers’ pay claim (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Tony Gould of the Farmworkers Union on submitting a £60 per week minimum wage pay claim and of a possible one day work stoppage in support of the claim. Includes an interview with Robert and Elaine Gould...
Francis Beckett on farmworkers’ pay claim (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Francis Beckett of the Farmworkers Union on the possibility of the first strike by farmworkers since 1923 in support of their £60 pay claim, and justifying a 50 percent increase above the Government’s...
Roy Hutchings in anti-hi-jacking protest (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Captain Roy Hutchings, Chairman of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), accepting the call to a 48-hour strike in protest against hi-jackings.
Derry Pearce on pilots’ strike postponement (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Captain Derry Pearce, President of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations, on the postponement of the proposed strike in protest against hi-jackings, following talks with the United...
Bob Mather on civil service strike (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Mather on the high turnout for a half-day strike by airport customs officers and by other sections of the civil service, and the possibility of further disruptions to make the Government honour its...
Ray Edwards on British Leyland shop stewards (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Ray Edwards of APEX attacking the parochialism of British Leyland shop stewards for overriding the interests and individual opinions of the workforce and holding BL to ransom, with the possible result that...