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Thatcher on new jobs for Wrexham (1985)

Genre

Interview; News report; Press conference

As Courtaulds Textiles, the major employer in Wrexham, prepares to leave the area, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher talks to a press conference about the measures the Government will take to help alleviate...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ripper Sutcliffe Shorts: a special programme (1981)

See also AV769/671/S1. Track 1- Factory worker Carol Jones was Peter Sutcliffe’s first girlfriend. The couple went out for 4 years in their teens. Carol, who still lives in Bingley, remembers a very...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Worker participation (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview on why workers on the shop floor are disgruntled with management and the need to harness their knowledge when developing an industrial strategy. Male speaker not identified, interviewer not heard.

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CND protests in Berkshire (1983)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special; Vox pop

Report on protests by CND peace protesters at the Burghfield Ordnance factory and at Greenham Common air base in Berkshire prior to the human chain protest tomorrow. Includes singing; reaction of a...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ford Dagenham plant (1981)

Genre

Interview

An ex-Ford worker on the decision of Ford Motors to open a factory in Dagenham, and his own experience as a job-hunting engineer in the early days. He is speaking on the fiftieth anniversary of the plant....

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Ford car factory in Dagenham closing down (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Neil Mainland reports on the closure of Ford’s car factory in Dagenham. One worker explains how they still thought they would have a future. The company held a short meeting with union officials before...

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General election - David Steel nibbled by pigs (1987)

Genre

News report; Vox pop

Report on a visit by Liberal Party leader David Steel to a crane factory near Leeds (run after a management buyout) and a farm in Ryedale, during the 1987 General Election campaign. Includes Steel being...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

18 million-pound National Lottery win (1994)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

Chris Chambers reports on a record eighteen million-pound National Lottery payout to a factory worker who has asked to remain anonymous. The size of the win has sparked debate in the House of Commons, with...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

The ticking of the clock (1979)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Tim Grundy presents documentary The Ticking of the Clock, looking at the history of car manufacturer Rolls-Royce as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. From the first car they made, American enthusiasts, the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio