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233 results found for '"Speeches"' in Keywords.
George V Christmas speech 1932 (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
King George V makes the first royal Christmas broadcast. Text of speech written by Rudyard Kipling. Originally delivered in 1932.
Marcus Lipton on retirement (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews Labour MP Marcus Lipton, who is retiring, on the quality of people going into Parliament in recent times, if the role of MPs has changed over the last thirty-three years and what he...
Michael Heseltine on role of leader’s speech at party conference (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Michael Heseltine on the importance of leaders’ speeches at political party conferences. He says that the leader addresses the whole country through the media and must cover a wide range of...
Roy Mason rejects calls for death penalty (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Vivian White reports on on MP Roy Mason’s speech to Parliament on Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland rejected calls for the death penalty and told the house there would be no...
Pope’s vist to South America (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Bruce Pavey previews Pope John Paul II’s scheduled trip to South America, and speculates on speeches, and the possibility of clashes of opinion due to military dictatorships in certain Southern American...
Willie Whitelaw on James Callaghan speech (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Willie Whitelaw Conservative MP, replying to Prime Minister James Callaghan’s speech on industrial relations given in Newcastle at the Labour Party local government conference in Feb 1979....
Len Murray on anti-Conservative action (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
TUC General Secretary Len Murray finds Conservative Party ideologies and policies disturbing, and wants to offer a constructive alternative. He says campaigning can take many forms, and the TUC’s strategy...
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; Talk show
Brian Hayes revisits the week’s show and interviews with guests: Geoffrey Robinson MP, about the Meriden Workers’ Cooperative; Father Sean McManus of the Irish National Caucus of the United States,...
John Biffen on economic policy (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Tom Maddocks reports on a speech by John Biffen (with excerpts) on the government sticking by its counter-inflation policies which will mean higher interest rates and on the abolition of exchange controls.
Liberal conference speech on marrying foreigners (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jeffrey Kaufman about his controversial speech at the Liberal Party conference about rights of women marrying foreigners. Coincides with Conservative Government’s proposals to change the...