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  1. Worker comments on Swan Hunter closure (1994)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with unidentified male speaker about the closure of the Swan Hunter shipyard in Tyne and Wear where up to 400 men will lose their jobs. Interviewer not heard.

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  2. Campaign to secure future of Swan Hunter (1994)

    Genre
    Interview

    Dick Gonzales(?), leader of a campaign to stop the closure of the Swan Hunter shipyard in Tyne and Wear, says the Government could still save the yard. Interviewer not heard.

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  3. Explosion at Gateshead gasworks (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Vox pop; Interview

    Report on an explosion at a Gateshead, Tyne and Wear gasworks, thought to be deliberate sabotage. Northumberland Chief Superintendent Barry Stewart explains events and appeals to the public for information....

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  4. John Major on the closure of Ravenscraig Steelworks (1992)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Prime Minister John Major speaks to reporters following the closure of Ravenscraig Steelworks in Lanarkshire by British Steel despite earlier promises from the company. Major announces that an enterprise...

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  5. Benefits changes - Peter Lilley interview (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Paul Rowley interviews Social Security Secretary, Peter Lilley about changes to the benefits system in an attempt to improve the service and crack down on fraud. At present there are twenty-five different...

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  6. Swan Hunter launch final ship (1994)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with David Swan, grandson of the founder of Swan Hunter shipbuilders, about the launch of what looks set to be the last ship to leave the yard. Interviewer not heard.

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  7. Joyriders’ deaths spark riots in Newcastle (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

    Report on the death of two young joyriders, 21 year-old Colin Atkins and his friend Dale Robson. Chief Constable Sir Stanley Bailey says there is evidence to show the Police were not at fault. The incident...

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  8. Tyneside vicar rejects Carey’s riot theory (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, has claimed that social deprivation was a cause of rioting in North East England. The Reverend George Curry from Elswick, Tyne and Wear disagrees with him,...

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  9. Swan Hunter loses bid to Vickers (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Paul Rowley interviews Tyneside Conservative MP and member of the Commons Defence Committee Neville Trotter on why the committee has asked the National Audit Office to investigate the troubled Swan Hunter...

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  10. Sunderland shipyards face closure (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

    James Mathews reports from Sunderland on the government’s decision announced by Industry Minister Tony Newton in the Commons today to close shipyards on Wearside bringing an end to the industry in the...

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