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Mrs Thatcher Visits Naval Dockyard

Date released

27 Feb 1977

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2491

NoS ID

030952

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mrs Thatcher in Portsmouth. DESCRIPTION: The Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, recently visited the Naval Dockyard at Portsmouth. During her stay she was shown over the...

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Margaret Thatcher and Pornography

Subject

English language and literature; Politics & government

This podcast explores why 1980s British fiction turned to pornography in order to explore Thatcherism’s contradictions, focusing on Martin Amis’ ‘Money: A Suicide Note’ (1984) and Alan...

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Richard II (2012 Television)

Series

Shakespeare Uncovered

Director

John Holdsworth

Producer

John Holdsworth

Derek Jacobi discusses Richard II. Jacobi comments on his own interpretation of Richard in the BBC Television Shakespeare series and states at the end of the programme that knowing what he knows about the...

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Margaret Thatcher enters House of Lords (1992)

Genre

Speech; Special

Recording of former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, being sworn into the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Videocom in Henley - nd [1975-1986]

The Prime Minister is shown how Videocom has become a world leader in computerized ticketing systems for the travel trade. Mrs Thatcher used the computer terminal in Henley to book a seat on a flight to go...

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Nurse of the Year Awards

Date released

27 Nov 1977

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2530

NoS ID

031068

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Nurse of the Year’ Awards. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Margaret Thatcher presented Awards to the top Nurses of 1977. There were several categories of Awards and the major title went to Sister...

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The General Election

Date released

13 May 1979

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2606

NoS ID

031291

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The General Election. DESCRIPTION: The climax of the election campaign came on 3rd May when the nation went to the polls. PM James Callaghan and Mrs Callaghan cast their votes in his...

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Second Time As Tragedy: Austerity Under Thatcher and the Coalition (2012)

Subject

Politics & government

Deborah Mabbett’s lecture examines some of the similarities and differences between the economic policies of the Thatcher government and the Conservative - Lib Dem coalition government which came to power...

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaks about the crisis - nd [1982]

A speech from the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher talking about the Falklands Islands War -1982. Her general message is that the Argentines should pull out their troops from the Falklands Islands, or face...

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses the Conservative Traders Union Conference at Reading (1980)

A speech made by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher where she addresses the Conservative Traders Union Conference at Reading. See also AV769/459/S1. [Box 5]

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