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  • Kilroy-Silk on prisons after visits (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Allen interviews Robert Kilroy-Silk, Labour MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs, about a visit by members of the committee to view conditions in London prisons.

  • Labour Party moves headquarters (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Labour Party General Secretary Ron Hayward on the relocation of the Party from its base at Transport House to new headquarters in Walworth Road, South London. Male interviewer not identified,

  • Charing Cross Road development (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Tish Francis of the Covent Garden Community Association, on a decision by Westminster City Council to redevelop Charing Cross Road in Central London. Male interviewer not identified. Audio...

  • Conservative cooperative cuts (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Conservative MP Ian Mills, about the Government’s proposed closure of the Meridan Motorcycle Cooperative in the Midlands. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

  • Sid Weighell on rail fares (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with General Secretary of the NUR, Sidney Weighell, on the effects of an oil shortage on rail fares along with a possible decrease in the Conservative Government’s subsidising of services. Male...

  • MPs pay rise debate (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Richard Bath reports on a Parliamentary debate on a massive pay rise for MPs. With speeches from: Leader of the House Norman St John-Stevas; shadow Leader Michael Foot.

  • Bill Keyes on racism in the workplace (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Bill Keyes(?) of the TUC Equal Rights Committee on the problem of racial discrimination in the workplace following the launch of a campaign by the TUC to raise awareness about the problem....

  • Subsidised and commercial theatre (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interview Peter Saunders, West End Theatre producer, about the relationship between commercial and subsidised theatre.

  • John Barron on VAT in theatres (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Bob Holness interviews actor and Equity President, John Barron, on a protest in London against the Government’s implementation of VAT on theatre tickets and the theatre in general. (Broadcast on the AM...

  • Thatcher speech at policeman memorial (1979)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Christopher McDonald, 19-year-old policeman , who was murdered in Blackpool in 05/78.