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Hugh Gaitskell appraisal (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with unidentified individual (possibly Philip M. Williams, author of Hugh Gaitskell: A Political Biography) on Hugh Gaitskell.
Political change in Zimbabwe and reaction of South Africa (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on political change in Zimbabwe and South African reaction to the situation.
Peter Sainsbury imprisoned in the Lebanon (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the imprisonment of British financier Peter Sainsbury in the Lebanon, conditions in the jails there and action being taken to get him freed. He was arrested at Beirut Airport in September 1977....
Sale of council housing (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the benefits of the new Conservative Government’s announced plans to sell off council houses. Male speaker not identified.
Thatcher lecture- Europe: the Obligations of Liberty (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Winston Churchill Memorial Lecture in Luxembourg, 1979 by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, entitled Europe: The Obligations of Liberty, on the Soviet military threat and the need for an increase in...
Nuclear arms race (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the nuclear arms race and the need for unilateral disarmament between NATO countries and the Soviet Union.
Disabled transport (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified Government speaker on a report about problems of disabled transport, obsolete nature of tricycles and the need for adapted production line model cars. Male interviewer not...
Coal imports to British Steel (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male Labour MP (poss. Jack Cunningham) about the Conservative Government’s policy of importing cheap coal to the UK for use in British Steel works. Male interviewer not...
Harold Wilson on George Woodcock’s death (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Interview with former Prime Minister Harold Wilson about the death of trade union leader George Woodcock, who died in Oct 1979. Male interviewer not identified.
Trade union legislation reform (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on proposed changes in trade union law by the new Conservative Government and their possible effects on industrial disputes. Includes interviews with TUC leader, Len Murray and Employment Secretary...