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Swan Hunter redundancies (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Neville Trotter MP, on redundancies at Swan Hunter shipyards, resulting unemployment and possible redundancy payments. Male interviewer not identified.

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Swan Hunter dispute (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Teddy Taylor MP, on the Clydeside shipbuilders’ decision to accept an order of Polish ships lost by workers at Swan Hunter on Tyneside due to their overtime ban. High unemployment was a...

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Swan Hunter loses bid to Vickers (1993)

Genre

Interview

Paul Rowley interviews Tyneside Conservative MP and member of the Commons Defence Committee Neville Trotter on why the committee has asked the National Audit Office to investigate the troubled Swan Hunter...

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Swan Hunter dispute (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on Tyneside Swan Hunter shipbuilders’ decision not to end overtime ban and put in jeopardy their share of a Polish shipping order; interviews with Gavin Laird, Amalgamated Union of Engineering...

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Swan Hunter may close (1994)

Genre

Interview; News report

Blair Palmer reports from Tyneside where there is anger after the announcement the Swan Hunter shipyard may be about to close following a breakdown in takeover negotiations. The French company CMN has...

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Queen Mother launches Ark Royal (1981)

Genre

Speech

Speech by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the launch of the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier, Ark Royal at the Swan Hunter shipyard on Tyneside.

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Margaret Thatcher on terrorism fears (1986)

Genre

Interview

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, visiting Swan Hunter Shipyard, Sunderland, on fears for her son, Mark, and terrorism in general, following death threats made against him (whilst he was in Texas?).

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New Cunard ship (1982)

Genre

Interview; Press conference

Press interview with Lord Matthews (Victor Matthews), Chairman of Cunard, on the building of a new ship for the company to replace the Atlantic Conveyor (lost in the Falklands War). Also various unidentified...

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Thailand - Boat Building on Mekong River

Date released

Feb 1974

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

141

NoS ID

328188

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: Thailand on the Mekong River where there is a training scheme in operation by the British firm Swan Hunter Group to teach boat building.

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Margaret Thatcher visits Gateshead (1985)

Genre

News report; Press conference; Interview

Report on the visit of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Willington Quay, Gateshead, where she tells locals not to moan about unemployment and criticises the strike at nearby Swan Hunter shipyard....

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