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39,247 results found for all records.
Radio Trent launch (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male spokesman (not identified) on the launch of Radio Trent (03/07/75) - the 13th local commercial radio channel. The station’s wavelength will cover Nottinghamshire, into Leicestershire...
TUC pay policy (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Len Murray, TUC General Secretary, on a vote by delegates on voluntary pay policy paper and whether government will take up points in it in their pay policy legislation. Male interviewer not...
Coal prices speech (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech on rising coal prices in a period of high inflation and how this could restrict growth and possibly lead to unemployment in the coal mining industry. Speaker not identified (poss. Derek Ezra, head of...
Conservative views on EEC membership (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Speech and interview by an unidentified Conservative member (poss. Edward du Cann) on his party’s attitude to the continued membership of the EEC. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.
Royal Shakespeare Company (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews RSC Actor-Director David Jones about the Royal Shakespeare Company’s policy not to do repertoire in order to save costs; the centenary celebration events in Stratford and centenary...
Pit explosion announced (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Parliamentary speech by employment minister Albert Booth announcing an explosion at Houghton Main Colliery in south Yorkshire, with unknown causes resulting in five deaths and one man with serious injuries....
Pit explosion discussed (1975)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
Speech in the Commons by Dennis Skinner MP, on the explosion at Houghton Main Colliery in south Yorkshire that has resulted in five deaths and one man with serious injuries. Asks that investigation takes...
Reg Prentice thrown out of Labour (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Reg Prentice MP, who asks that more moderate people join the Labour Party after he was voted out by his constituency in Newham, east London. Will he stand as an independent candidate if his...
Hugh Scanlon on wage policy (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, Hugh Scanlon, on wage policy also known as the social contract. Should uphold government’s policy. Criticises lack of media coverage of unions...
Oil riches from North Sea (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with UK Industry Secretary Tony Benn on how pleased he is at the discovery and extraction of oil from the North Sea. Its contribution to the UK economy and effect on economic recession, American...