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  • Lord Wigg investigates corruption (1974)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the establishment of a Royal Commission by Prime Minister Harold Wilson to investigate standards of behaviour, and possible corruption, in the upper echelons of Government. Includes interview with...

  • Harold Wilson campaign speech in Glasgow (1974)

    Genre
    Speech

    Harold Wilson, Labour Party leader and Prime Minister, giving his opening speech for the October 1974 election campaign, in Glasgow. On the forthcoming election, and the Labour Party manifesto, in particular...

  • Michael Foot campaign speech at Sidcup (1974)

    Genre
    Speech

    Election campaign speech by Michael Foot, Employment Secretary in the Labour Government, in response to an address by Conservative Party leader Edward Heath in his Sidcup constituency. Covers media...

  • Edward Heath campaign speech at Sidcup (1974)

    Genre
    Speech

    Election campaign speech by Conservative Party leader Edward Heath in his Sidcup constituency. Covers the collapse of the stock exchange; class warfare being instigated in the campaign; economic crisis;...

  • Celebrity interview (1974)

    Genre
    Interview

    Duncan Campbell interviews John Williams, Australian-born British classical guitarist, on the show Celebrity Interview. On his life, childhood, career, musical development, love of guitar, inspirations,...

  • Cyprus exile and Chelsea Football Club season (simultaneous) (1974)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Double recording - left ear Archbishop Makarios talking about his exile from Cyprus after the Greek coup in Nicosia and the Turkish invasion on 20/07/74; right ear (prob.) Dave Sexton, Chelsea manager...

  • Tower IRA bomb phone-in (1974)

    Genre
    Phone-in

    George Gale interviews an emotional male phone-in caller about the IRA bombing at the Tower of London (17/07/74) and what should be done to IRA terrorists.

  • Flixborough explosion (1974)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    David Rutherland(?) reports from the scene of the Flixborough Chemical plant explosion on Humberside (01/06/74). Includes interviews with unidentified eyewitnesses and workers. Also includes speech by...

  • James Callaghan on EEC (1974)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by UK Foreign Secretary James Callaghan, about the European Community and intentions of the new Labour government to renegotiate with the EEC and put choices before the British public.

  • Robert Carr on wealth tax (1974)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Conservative politician Robert Carr on the wealth tax proposed by the Labour Government. Covering why he thinks it is a bad idea, how he doesn’t believe the claims about the tax, how it...