Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Olympic fundraising despite boycott (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (poss. Labour MP and former sports minister Denis Howell) about raising funds for British athletes to enable them to compete in the 1980 Moscow Olympics in defiance of the...
Edmund Muskie appointed Secretary of State (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the appointment of Edmund Muskie as US Secretary of State following the resignation of Cyrus Vance. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Unemployment figures may hit 2 million (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the possibility of the levels of UK unemployment reaching the two million mark. Male speaker and interview not identified.
Government’s economic policy (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about (and criticising) the UK Government’s economic policy. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Official documents show WWII gas plans (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the release of official documents showing the proposed use of poisoned gas in the Second World War by the allied forces. Female interviewer not identified.
James Callaghan on Conservative economic policy (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Labour Party leader and former UK Prime Minister James Callaghan on the Conservative Government’s economic policy and the decline in British industry. In 2 parts.
Tony Benn on Tory government’s foreign and defence policy (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Labour MP Tony Benn advocating a radical change in the Conservative Government’s defence and foreign policy. Location and audience not given.
Denis Healey on Tory government economic policy (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by former UK Chancellor Denis Healey where he criticises the Conservative Government’s economic policies and says the only way to change them is for the Labour Party to win all elections and gain...
Afghan athletes ambushed (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about a request from Afghan forces for the supply of weapons from the West to help in the fight against Soviet troops in the country and following the ambush and killing of Olympic Afghan athletes...
Jim Prior on trade union reforms (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Employment Secretary Jim Prior urging trade unions to accept the terms of the Conservative Government’s proposed employment legislation. In 2 parts.