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83 results found for '"Peaceful protest"' in Keywords.
Bruce Millan confirms that seal cull will go ahead (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bruce Millan, Secretary of State for Scotland, says that under no circumstances will physical confrontation take place with Greenpeace protesters attempting to stop the Orkney seal cull. Millan adds that the...
Hunt saboteurs join Greenpeace to fight seal cull (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
David Watton, Secretary of the Hunt Saboteurs Association, on the organisation’s plans to join Greenpeace in protest against a seal cull near the Orkney Islands. Watton insists that there are no plans to...
Alistair McLeod on stalemate at the cull (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Alistair McLeod(?) of the organisation Selkie(?), on the stalemate over a seal cull in the Orkney Islands. McLeod says the International Fund for Animal Welfare has offered to pay for the diesel used by...
John Barron on VAT in theatres (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews actor and Equity President, John Barron, on a protest in London against the Government’s implementation of VAT on theatre tickets and the theatre in general. (Broadcast on the AM...
Complicated forms protest (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on a protest in Parliament Square against over-complicated forms issued by the Civil Service. Includes interview with Chrissie Maher, who tears up hundreds of forms which she says are written in an...
Brendan Gallagher remains on hunger strike (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Willie Gallagher’s father, Brendan Gallagher, who says he will remain on hunger strike until his son gets a retrial. Willie Gallagher was convicted in 1976 of bombing a Royal British Legion Hall...
Peace People movement in Northern Ireland (1980)
- Genre
- Feature
Audio montage on the Peace People movement in Northern Ireland four years after the movement was founded by Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams. The speakers include: Betty Williams; and poss. Mairead...
Memorial service for John Lennon (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech on peace at the memorial service for former Beatle John Lennon in Liverpool Cathedral. Male speaker not identified.
Greenpeace protest in Faroe Islands (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female speaker aboard the Greenpeace ship, Sirius on the voyage to the Faroe Islands to present the government with a letter of protest against the hunting of rare fin whales. The vessel has...
CND rally in London (1981)
- Genre
- Poetry; Special; Speech
Continued coverage of a CND rally in Hyde Park, London to protest over the siting of nuclear missiles in the UK, at the end of a march through Central London. Speaking to the rally are Hiroshima survivor Mr...