General election - Party leaders’ TV interviews

Title

General election - Party leaders’ TV interviews

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Report on the 1987 General Election party campaigns focussing on defence policy and Labour’s non-nuclear stance; interviews featuring PM Margaret Thatcher with Robin Day on BBC TV; SDP leader David Owen and Labour leader Neil Kinnock on Granada TV. Reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; David Owen; Neil Kinnock; Peter Murphy?; BBC; Granada Television

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; Nuclear weapons; Defence policy; SDP; General elections; Political coalitions; Election campaigns

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