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39,247 results found for all records.
UFO existence and conspiracy (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports on the debate around the possibility of Britain’s investigation into the subject of UFOs existence and possible cover-up by the Ministry of Defence. Speaking are film director Peter...
Wage settlements (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the Labour Government’s way of dealing with the strikes, and the settlement agreements put in place. Criticising price control and concluding inflation will rise. Male speaker and interviewer...
Newspaper wages fiddle (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion
A discussion about the wages of the newspaper industry, in which made-up employees received pay packets then split between real employees, and a look at why The Times is struggling. Male speakers not...
Wage and price freeze (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Stockton MP on his suggestions for a temporary freeze on wages and prices if no agreement with striking unions and the TUC can be reached. Some union leaders have already reacted negatively to...
Industrial strikes affect farms (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with President of the National Farming Union (NFU), Richard Butler, about the effect on farming, and in particular on livestock, of a series of UK industrial disputes in 1979. Male interviewer not...
Lord Dennings 80th birthday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning (Tom Denning), about his past career and the relationship between Parliament and the courts.
School sin bin system (1979)
- Genre
- News report
John Perkins reports on a dramatic increase in the number of educational special units since 1974. The so-called sanctuaries or sin bins are used to tackle disciplinary problems within schools and have been...
Fire at Villiers House, Strand (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with fireman Peter Hyde, explaining the level of destruction, and the possible causes of a fire at Villiers House in the Strand, London. Male interviewer not identified.
Isle of Man millennium (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Marketing Manager of the Isle of Man Tourist Board, Jim Kennedy, talks about the forthcoming millennium celebrations for the island, celebrating 1000 years of the Manx parliament and aiming to entice more...
Jim Jardine on policing (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Chairman of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine, gives an interview discussing different aspects of the law and policing, lobbying for the powers of arrest to change, and bring about the death penalty for...