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Firemen’s strike (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Fireman interviewed on feelings among colleagues following death of children in a fire as the strike continues. If police had informed firemen they may have broken their strike and been able to save the...
Firemen’s strike (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Neighbours on death of children in fire as firemen’s strike continues. Police did not inform firemen of fire happening as they were on strike; the children may have been saved if they had done so. Reporter...
Fire service control staff return to work (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Interview with manager of control staff for fire service, on decision to return to work. Speakers unidentified.
Firemen’s strike (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Spokesman on need for more talks to settle firemen’s dispute. The strike is in its seventh week. Firemen wish to return to work, but many have left the service since the strike began. Asking TUC to call a...
Bush fire in Blue Mountains (1977)
- Genre
- News report
The mountains around Sydney, Australia are being ravaged by the worst bush fires for 10 years. The fire has destroyed 11 small townships, with two deaths already, and many families losing their homes. The...
Kidnapping of Mrs Lotte Boehm (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Lotte Boehm, the wife of a wealthy Viennese businessman, has been kidnapped in Austria by two masked men wearing army gear. Police are investigating the case, and believe the abduction was carried out by a...
Cyrus Vance in Israel (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
United States Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, and Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin, hold a joint press conference during which Begin says he favours Arab unity, and calls on other Arab nations to...
Callaghan meets French President (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister James Callaghan describes the outcome of recent talks with the French President, Giscard D’Estaing. He lists the sectors in which the English and French will work together in the future,...
Talks between GB and Argentina on the Falkland Islands’ future (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Christie, barrister for Falkland Islanders, discusses Britain’s relationship with the Argentinians over settlements in the South Atlantic. Opinion is that the two nations should agree to police the...
East German spy ring exposed (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Alfred Schroeder(?) reports on the revelation of an East German spy ring operating in West Germany. The spying has been labelled the most serious case of espionage since the Second World War. Amongst the...