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39,247 results found for all records.
John Shorrock on his opposition to closed shop (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
John Shorrock, President of the Newsagents Association, on newspaper distribution problems, and his opposition to the printers’ closed shop. Male interviewer not identified.
Proposed closure of Bilston Steel Plant (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour politician and trade unionist Dennis Turner on the proposed closure of the Bilston Steel Plant near Wolverhampton. Male interviewer not identified.
Bob Wright on his defeat as AUEW president (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Trade unionist Bob Wright on his defeat in the presidential election of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW) at the hands of Terry Duffy. Male interviewer not identified.
Claridge’s return to work (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Suzy(?) Ord(?), a member of the management of Claridge’s Hotel, London, on recent industrial action and the return to work of staff. Female interviewer not identified. Sound mainly in right channel.
Budget changes hit tax workers (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (spokesman for an unidentified federation) on the implications for income tax administrators (or inspectors?) of tax changes in the national budget. Male interviewer not identified.
Peter Marshall on Paton abortion case (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Reporter Peter Marshall on the court hearing of William Paton, who has lost his legal attempt to prevent his estranged wife, Joan, having an abortion. Male studio reporter not identified.
Cunard combines cruise and air flight (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female Cunard representative on the company’s plan to combine a sea cruise to New York on the QE2 with an air flight home. Male interviewer not identified.
Toby Holloway on being slippered at school (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
16 year-old Toby Holloway, formerly a student at Highbury Grove School, Islington, on being repeatedly punished by slippering (being struck with a plimsoll) for fairly minor offences. Holloway is a member of...
Tom Jackson on postal workers’ pay agreement (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Leader of the Union of Postal Workers, Tom Jackson, on the union’s wish to negotiate with the Government on wage policy. The union rejects free collective bargaining. Male interviewer not identified.
Sexist literature in school library (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sixth-form students Fiona Marks and Purna Sen on finding a sexist book, Good Grooming For Girls, in their school library. Having attempted unsuccessfully to have the book removed, the girls protested by...