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Great British Railway Journeys: Series 1-4

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2784 minutes), £32.50

In this 19-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw’s famous railway handbook, he retraces seventeen...

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Conservative speaker on home ownership (1977)

Genre

Speech

Speech by an unidentified Conservative politician (poss. housing spokesman Hugh Rossi), to the 1977 Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool, on the subject of grants for first time homebuyers, and easier...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Matthews Interview: Robert Kilroy-Silk MP (1981)

Mike Matthews talk to Robert Kilroy-Silk, born May 19, 1942, a British politician, independent Member of the European Parliament and famous for his television programme talk show Kilroy. He talks about his...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Great British Railway Journeys: Series 5-8

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2175 minutes), £35.99

In this 15-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw’s famous railway handbook, he retraces seventeen...

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Conservative conference - Lord Thorneycroft on party democracy (1980)

Genre

Interview

Conservative politician Baron (Peter)Thorneycroft on the upcoming 1980 Conservative Party conference, and democracy within the party. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

David Steel on the possibility of a Liberal-Conservative coalition (1977)

Genre

Interview

David Steel, Scottish politician and leader of the Liberal Party, on the party’s willingness to form a coalition with a Conservative Government, if in power. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Conservative conference - Conservatives and trade unions (1980)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male Conservative politician (poss. Secretary of State for Industry, Keith Joseph) on the relationship between the Conservative Party and British trade unions. Speaker says many of the current...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Railways of the Great War

aka: Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 145 minutes), £3.99

Five part series, in which Conservative politician Michael Portillo marks the centenary of the Great War by discovering the central role the railways played in securing victory, repatriating the dead and...

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Reginald Maudling autobiography (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Reginald Maudling on his autobiography and events in his career as a Conservative Party politician. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Conservative manifesto (1983)

Genre

Interview

An unidentified Conservative politician on the Conservative Party election manifesto, focusing on the economic recovery of the country and economic policy. Also comments on the Labour Party manifesto and...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio