Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Oonagh McDonald wins Thurrock seat (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour candidate Oonagh McDonald after her victory in the Thurrock by-election (15/07/76). She speaks about the decreased Labour majority and important issues during her campaign including...
Jack Jones speech on pay deal (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Jack Jones, TGWU trade union leader (venue unidentified) defending a £6 a week pay deal in the current economic recession and setting out the priorities for trade unions including decreasing...
British Leyland denies Rhodesia trade (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lorne Duncan of British Leyland, denying trade with Rhodesia since UDI was declared and economic sanctions put in place. They have plants in South Africa but have closed the one in Rhodesia....
Lord Blake on electoral reform report (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Robert Blake on his electoral reform report which favours a proportional representation method. Asked about numbers of MPs from each party we would currently have if this method had been used at the...
Princess Anne chosen for Olympic team (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Princess Anne on being chosen for the equestrian team for the Montreal Olympic Games, and her training regime. Part of London’s Week programme produced by Elaine Lawrence, engineer Heather...
Battle Abbey auction (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the auction of Battle Abbey amid fears it may be turned into a commercial enterprise and be inaccessible to the general public. Includes speech at the auction by Matthew Thompson-Royds of Save...
Riots in South Africa (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with unidentified speaker (poss. Bishop Trevor Huddleston) about rioting in South African townships. Interviewer not identified. Volume level very low.
Carter’s Vietnam pardon for draft dodgers and deserters (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Unidentified Vietnam war veteran talking about Senator Jimmy Carter’s proposed amnesty for draft dodgers and deserters. Volume level very low.
Transkei Independence Day (1976)
- Genre
- News report
Report on official Independence Day in Transkei, 25/10/76. Reporter not identified. Volume level very low.
Sam Motsuenyane on South African banking (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sam Motsuenyane, founder-chairman of the African Bank of South Africa, talking about the financial position of Black Africans in South Africa and the newly independent Transkei. Interviewer...