Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Health services budget (1978)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Social Services Secretary David Ennals outlining the health services budget priorities for this year in the House of Commons including new operating theatres, mental health services improvement and new...
Controversial nightclub opens in Battersea (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on the opening of Bennetts, a nightclub in Battersea Square opposed by the local community. Local wine bar owner David Rattle(?) talks about how his business came to be accepted by locals. The...
Marjorie Rochester on military pay (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Marjorie(?) Rochester, spokeswoman for an organisation for servicemen’s wives, talks about a petition for better pay for their husbands. Male interviewer not identified.
Jack Ashley on drug, Primodos (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Jack Ashley, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, on the drug Primodos, thought to be responsible for birth defects after being given to pregnant women. A comparison is made with the drug, Thalidomide. Male...
Chris Bonington on K2 expedition (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Climber Chris Bonington talks about his next expedition. He intends to climb the second highest peak in the world, K2 in the Himalayas. Male interviewer not identified.
Sir Derek Ezra on NCB profits (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Derek Ezra, Chairman of the National Coal Board, talks about NCB’s profits despite its difficulties. Male interviewer not identified.
Sir William Barlow on Post Office prices freeze (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir William Barlow, Chairman of the Post Office, on the decision to freeze prices. Male interviewer not identified.
Gordon Oakes on increased student grants (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Gordon Oakes on an increase in student grants. Male interviewer not identified.
Tony Greig on Kerry Packer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Former England cricket captain Tony Greig on the Cricket Association decision to seek a compromise with Kerry Packer, founder of World Series Cricket. Male interviewer not identified.
Sir John Hunt on fundraising appeal (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Founder of the Mount Everest Foundation, Sir John Hunt, talks about his appeal to raise money on the 25th anniversary of his Everest conquest. Male interviewer not identified.