Michael Foot general election phone-in

Title

Michael Foot general election phone-in

Genre

Interview; Phone-in; Advertisement; Jingle

TX Date

29 May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:56:41

Description

General Election interview and phone-in with Labour Party leader Michael Foot, presented by Peter Allen. An independent radio national network joint programme. Subjects covered include: Militant Tendency membership and candidates in the Labour Party; the abolition of the House of Lords; biased media coverage; trade union policy; industrial policy; education policy; economic policy; defence policy and nuclear disarmament; blood sports; housing policy and council house sales. Calls had been pre-selected. Includes advertisements (with Tom Baker, Tommy Vance); jingles; traffic news (with Tim Woodner(?)). In 2 parts.

Contributors

Peter Allen; Michael Foot; Tom Baker; Tommy Vance; Tim Woodner(?)

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Trade unions; Animal rights; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political manifestos; Council housing; Political parties; Economic policy; House of Lords; Animal welfare; Educational policy; Mass media; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; Party politics; Housing needs; Government policy; General elections; Michael Foot; Blood sports; Parliamentary candidates; National defence; Political leaders; Housing policy; Home ownership; Press coverage; Militant Tendency; Industrial policy

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