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39,247 results found for all records.
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Ethiopia is suffering from famine, due to no rainfall for 4 years. Decision Makers looks at Britain’s policies regarding the world’s hungry. The British public have raised money, but the Conservative...
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Documentary on the threat to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s authority, presented by Peter Spencer. Will the number of people seeking work have an effect on her leadership? Investigates the rising...
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Documentary, presented by David Spanier, on Hong Kong and the handover to China planned for 1997. It looks at the impact on the market, how the country is doing economically, investment in China from Hong...
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Documentary on the Parliamentary year, presented by Richard Bestic. The ups and downs of the year in the Houses of Parliament, covering GCHQ trade union ban; strikes; the Miners’ Strike; use of...
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Vox pop
Miners at Christmas. Documentary on the Miners’ Strike, presented by Halina Kierkuc. Looks at how the strikes will affect the miners’ families at Christmas. There are interviews at a food hall and on a...
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Documentary on the Special Branch of the Police and its investigation by a House of Commons committee. Looks at the history of the branch and why it is being investigated, dangers of investigating the...
Dorset - caught in time (1984)
- Genre
- Feature
A radio landscape programme entitled Dorset - Caught in Time. Explores the county of Dorset, and talks to its inhabitants about the history of the county. It also asks them to relive their memories of Dorset...
Docklands - Dead or just resting? (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech; Vox pop
Programme examining the demise of London’s docklands, now being taken over by private enterprise to regenerate the area and cash in on its fashionable status. On the people and politics of the old...
The Jewish Welfare Board (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Discussion
Lawrence Spicer presents a programme on the Jewish Welfare Board, formed by 3 synagogues in London in the 1800s when the Jews of antisemitic Europe were fleeing to England. The Board helps support the Jewish...
Zimbabwe - the road to socialism (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Programme on the problems facing Zimbabwe and success so far of President Robert Mugabe in improving the new country, and his controversial plans to take the country to being a socialist one-party state....