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  • Edgar Lustgarten dies (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; Tribute

    Interview with BBC radio producer Roger Pine, paying tribute to writer and broadcaster Edgar Lustgarten, who has died at the age of seventy-one (died on 15/12/78). Male interviewer not identified. Audio...

  • BBC Xmas strike (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Vivian White interviews Paddy Leach, Deputy General Secretary of the Association of Broadcasting Staffs (ABS), about proposed strike action at the BBC over Christmas over pay and the BBC’s suspension of...

  • BBC dispute settlement (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Press interview with Director-General of the BBC, Ian Trethowan, on a possible settlement in the dispute involving the Association of Broadcasting Staffs (ABS), over pay and the BBC’s suspension of eleven...

  • Naomi James on her voyage around the globe (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; Music

    Adventurer Naomi James, the first British woman to sail around the world single-handed, describes overcoming difficulties at Cape Horn near New Zealand. James spent some of her time carving a chess set and...

  • BBC dispute (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with unidentified ABS union spokesman about a dispute at the BBC involving a worker being dismissed (Mr Ryan).

  • Thatcher and BBC visit Northern Ireland (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    2 linked clips on Northern Ireland.1. Report back on BBC journalists filming an IRA publicity stunt in the village of Carrickmore, leading to calls for tighter rules on the coverage of the Troubles. Male...

  • Dismissal at BBC causes industrial dispute (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Tony Hearn, Association of Broadcasting Staff (ABS), on industrial action at the BBC following the dismissal of a worker named John Ryan over a disciplinary matter (he was alleged to have...

  • PM’s question time - Whitelaw stands in (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Peter Murphy reports on Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons, with deputy leader Willie Whitelaw standing in for the absent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who is at the Tokyo Summit....

  • BBC exhibition banned in Poland (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former BBC Director-General Sir Hugh Greene on the banning of a World Service exhibition in Warsaw by the Polish authorities. The exhibition was timed to coincide with the fortieth anniversary...

  • Our kind of town (1979)

    Genre
    Feature

    Our Kind of Town. Keith Howell presents the programme, on British Dance Bands. Includes interviews with Arthur Rosebery, who talks about his Kit-Cat dance band, with reference to Jack Hylton; Andre...