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GLC civil defence policy defies government (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Simon Turney, GLC’s Public Service Committee Chairman, about ignoring official Government directives on civil defence in case of nuclear war. Female interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ocean Sound This Week No.34: Programme 34 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 34 Programme 34 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 14 June 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Len Murray on civil service union strike (1984)

Genre

Interview

Kevin Murphy talks to Len Murray, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), about the civil service union strike. Murray says only unions can determine what precise action members can take; he...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Alistair Graham on job relocations (1978)

Genre

Interview

Alistair Graham on civil service job relocations from Portsmouth, Gloucester, and Manchester (among other places) to Glasgow, and his campaign to change the mind of the Government. Male interviewer not...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Surplus government cash (1978)

Genre

Interview; Vox pop

Interview with an unidentified male speaker about the findings of a Commons Expenditure Committee report showing a 1,000 million pound underspend by the Ministry of Defence during the previous six years....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

London firemen dispute (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report

Paul Chapman reports on planned strike action by London fire fighters in response to cutbacks in the fire service; interview with Jim Fitzpatrick of the Fire Brigades union; Tony Ritchie, Head of London’s...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Decision makers (1984)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; Vox pop

Documentary on the Government’s ban on trade unions at GCHQ, presented by Terry Dignan. The staff at GCHQ have been told to hand in their trade union cards or face transfer or the sack. The Government says...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Countdown to abolition (1986)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; Speech; Vox pop

Countdown to Abolition. Documentary by Elena Curti on the abolition of the GLC and the Metropolitan Councils in 1986. Looks at likely economic outcome of abolition, distribution of funds to London boroughs,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Liberal Party Assembly - Opening day debates (1982)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on debates during the first day of the 1982 Liberal Assembly in Bournemouth, including discussion on the allocation of Parliamentary seats between the Liberals and the Social Democratic Party as part...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

NewsRevue (1984)

Genre

Special

NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include Elton John; Princess Diana, Princess of Wales; US President Ronald Reagan; Soviet President Yuri...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio