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Thatcher on nation’s finances (1983)

Genre

Speech

Extract from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech in Glasgow on the nation’s finances claiming they are in a good state. Mentions small budget deficit, reduced inflation, improvement in the trade...

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News report about the assassination of Airey Neave MP (1979)

Airey Neave, a conservative MP, was the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, during the govern of Margaret Thatcher. The House of Commons is very schocked by the news of his assassination today. Michael...

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AIDS (1985)

It has been suggested that one third of gay men in London now carry the AIDS virus. Doctors have predicted 10,000 deaths in the capital by 1989, spreading across the nation as time goes on. This programme...

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Health of the Nation (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report by Brian Ging on reaction to the Government’s White Paper, entitled the Health of the Nation. The targets are being met according to Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell and he says the issues of...

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Nigel Lawson on Britain as a nation of homeowners (1987)

Genre

Interview

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson on the increase of shareholders in the UK. He says Britain is becoming a nation of homeowners and shareowners, and that this leads to a more united British society...

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Armenian history (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Christopher Walker, author of the new book, Armenia: The Survival of a Nation, about the history of the country, the continued persecution of its people, and the Orthodox Christianity...

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Reagan addresses nation on defence (1983)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the address to the nation by US President Ronald Reagan on defence spending cuts, arms race and hopes to develop defensive laser weapons rendering any nuclear weapon useless (Star Wars or SDI...

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Million man march (1995)

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports on the Million Man March organised by Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan (16/10/95) in Washington; speaks to marchers; speeches by Rev. Jesse Jackson; Louis...

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Stephen Dorrell on smoking targets (1991)

Genre

Interview

Simon Israel interviews health minister Stephen Dorrell following the publication of a study by the King Edward’s Hospital Fund, entitled The Nation’s Health: A Strategy for the 1990s. Among...

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John Major addresses nation on Gulf War air strikes (1991)

Genre

Speech; Special

UK Prime Minister John Major’s address to the nation about the start of Gulf War air strikes last night, why they are being undertaken and the involvement of British troops as part of the UN allies. He...

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