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39,247 results found for all records.
Miners strike - Scargill on back to work figures (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUM President Arthur Scargill on the NCB’s latest back to work figures for the striking miners. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).
Cleaning privatisation criticised (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with General Secretary of the TUC, Norman Willis, on privatisation of hospital cleaning and waste collection services, which he claims have been a disaster, with the levels of service plummeting....
Miners strike - Miners barricade themselves into NUM HQ (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lancashire miners leader Steve Howells on the reasons some miners have barricaded themselves into the North Wales NUM headquarters during the miners’ strike. Female reporter not identified.
GCHQ trade union ban (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GCHQ trade union member Anne Downey on the reaction to the Government ban on union membership at the spy centre as the battle continues, and threat to her job. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Labour protest over payments (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male Labour MP (poss. Eric Heffer) on a protest by a group of Labour Party MPs in the House of Commons over the levels of social security payments to striking miners paid by...
Cyprus political situation (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the violent history of the situation in Cyprus between the Turkish and Greeks, and Turkish bid for an independent state, prior to peace talks in New York. Includes interview with the President of...
Arrest of British man in Egypt (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Hugh Orgel interviews Rosemary Gill, wife of Tony Gill, British businessman in Egypt, after he was accused of being involved in an assassination plot against former Libyan Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Bakoush.
Mexico City gas explosion (1984)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with unnamed volunteers, including Americans and Mexicans, helping after a gas explosion in Mexico City. Halina Kierkuc interviews.
Sinking of the Belgrano (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP George Foulkes on the controversial sinking of the Argentine warship, Belgrano in the Falklands War and the news that the signals log of the submarine that fired the torpedoes has...
Indian elections and leaders’ safety (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Rajiv Gandhi beginning his election campaign following the assassination of his mother Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and on the safety of politicians in India. Includes interview with the...