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Kinnock on need for action on world economy (1984)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the world’s failing economy and the lack of action by the major world leaders at the recent economic summit. Interviewer not heard.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

TUC Day of Action against Mrs Thatcher’s Tory policies (1980)

Today started with uncertainty. The trade Union in this country are one of the strongest in the world. The programme gives a panorama in the main parts of the country describing the situation and the...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

IBA bans World in Action programme on Hong Kong (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Bruce Page, editor of New Statesman magazine, on the banning by the IBA of a Granada World in Action programme about corruption and poor security in Hong Kong, on the grounds that it breached...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Margaret Thatcher on immigration (1978)

Genre

Interview

Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher discusses the topic of immigration, on Granada Television’ s World in Action programme. She claims that if immigration carries on at the present level, the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Police corruption documentary - Reaction (1982)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on Scotland Yard’s reaction to the World in Action documentary which accused the Metropolitan Police Force of obstructing Operation Countryman, an inquiry into corruption in the Force. Unidentified...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Non-stop DJing world record attempt (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report; Speech

Disc jockey John James has broken the world record for non-stop disc jockeying. The new record now stands at 900 hours, which is 37 days, 12 hours and 2 minutes. The attempt was a charity event for Action...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Dangers of asbestos (1982)

Genre

Interview

Report on the dangers of asbestos following a report by the ITV documentary, World in Action. With comment from:Jack Ashley MP; Turner & Newall asbestos company management spokesman Wilfrid Newton;...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Birmingham Six case (1985)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on new evidence that the Birmingham Six, sentenced to life for the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings, may have been wrongfully convicted, and on local Conservative MP John Farr’s call for a retrial....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

World leaders condemned over lack of action in Bosnia (1994)

Genre

Speech

Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic speech (through interpreter) condemning lack of UN and NATO action over the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Speaking at the conference on security and cooperation in...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Operation Countryman corruption inquiry (1982)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the Operation Countryman police inquiry into corruption in the Metropolitan Police and the Flying Squad, and the ITV World in Action programme on obstruction of the inquiry. Speaking are: Chief...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio