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  • Ford workers accept 16.5 percent pay offer (1978)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on the return of 57,000 Ford workers to Dagenham after a nine-week strike. The workers have accepted a 16.5 percent pay rise but the Government has said it will impose sanctions on any company which...

  • Bob Cryer on government sanctions against Ford (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour MP Bob Cryer (junior industry minister?) on the various sanctions which could be imposed on Ford by the Government after it awarded workers a 16.5 percent pay rise that broke the Government’s 5...

  • Interviews with returning Dagenham workers (1978)

    Genre
    Vox pop

    Vox pop with Ford motor workers returning to the Dagenham plant following a nine-week strike. Some workers say the strike was not worth it. Reporter is Christopher Hourmouzious.

  • Phenylbutazone use in showjumping (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with General Sir Cecil Barker, President of the Showjumping Association, on the use of phenylbutazone (or Bute) in showjumping and whether it should be banned. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Phenylbutazone use in showjumping (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Colonel Sir Harry Llewellyn, President of the British Equestrian Federation, on the use of phenylbutazone (or Bute) in showjumping and whether it should be banned. Male interviewer not...

  • Two bombs in central London (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on two bomb explosions in Central London, near the British Museum, and in a basement parking area of the YMCA in Great Russell Street. Speaking are: Michael Witcam(?), eyewitness to YMCA bomb; Jim...

  • Two bombs in central London (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Alan Roberts, motor agent, recalling a man who hired a car used in bomb raids in Central London, near the British Museum, and at the YMCA in Great Russell Street. Male interviewer not...

  • Bentley Colliery disaster (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Press interview with Jack Wood, National Coal Board area manager, on the scrutiny of underground transport systems prior to the pit disaster at Bentley Colliery near Doncaster. Seven miners were killed in...

  • Bentley Colliery disaster (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Press interview with Derek Ezra, National Coal Board Chairman, on the pit disaster at Bentley Colliery near Doncaster, when an underground train crashed. Seven miners were killed in the accident (later named...

  • Bentley Colliery disaster (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Arthur Scargill, NUM leader, on the pit disaster at Bentley Colliery near Doncaster, when an underground train crashed. Seven miners were killed in the accident (later named as: J Mitchell, R...