CND Hyde Park rally

Title

CND Hyde Park rally

Genre

Speech; Music; Special; Poetry

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

01:04:57

Description

Actuality of a CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) rally in Hyde Park, London, at the end of a march through Central London, with shouts, cheering, applause and heckling heard. With poems by Joolz and one other poet; speeches by Robin Cook MP; Hugh Jenkins, CND Chairman; historian and anti-nuclear activist E.P. Thompson (Edward Palmer Thompson) demanding an end to American nuclear Cruise missiles and to nuclear arms; Michael Foot, leader of the Labour Party, praising earlier CND efforts; also songs by Steve Ashley and Sandy Walsh; impressions by group Cast; poem recited by Adrian Mitchell. Male compere not identified, possibly Tony Allen(?). Starts and ends mid-sentence. Continues on another clip.

Further information

Continues on IRN_1981_00217_01_BU-B006-00414_0100.

Contributors

Michael Foot; Robin Cook; Hugh Jenkins; E. P. Thompson; Sandy Walsh; Adrian Mitchell; Steve Ashley; Joolz (poet); Tony Allen(?)

Keywords

USA; London; Political marches; USSR; Demonstrations; Nuclear weapons; Foreign policy; Presidents; Defence policy; Nuclear warfare; Missiles; CND; Ronald Reagan; Anti-nuclear movements; Rallies (gatherings); Hyde Park

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