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  1. William Whitelaw interview and phone-in (1985)

    Genre
    Advertisement; Competition; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in

    Pete Murray interviews William Whitelaw (1st Viscount Whitelaw, also known as Willie Whitelaw) on his role as Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords. Whitelaw then takes calls from listeners...

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  2. Margaret Thatcher on television and the economy (1985)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Savoy Hotel to the British Radio and Electronic Equipment Manufacturers Association, on a wide range of subjects, including ruling out a cut in...

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  3. Heysel Stadium ruling (1987)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on a House of Lords decision to overturn the High Court ruling on whether twenty-six Liverpool football fans can be sent for trial in Belgium following the Heysel Stadium tragedy; includes archive...

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  4. Parliament to be on TV (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Glyn Mathias, deputy editor of Independent Television News (ITN) interviewed on the House of Commons vote in favour of televising parliament for a six month experiment, the problems that need to be settled...

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  5. Steve Jones show (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Steve Jones interview with Lord Hunt (John Hunt), leader of the first successful assault on Mount Everest in 1953. Recalls Everest expedition with Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay; on leadership in...

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  6. Great Ormond Street funding (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former Prime Minister, Lord Callaghan (James Callaghan), about an amendment in the House of Lords to copyright legislation, which will enable Great Ormond Street children’s hospital to...

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  7. Education Reform Bill defeated in House of Lords (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    The Education Reform Bill was defeated in the House of Lords last night. The Bishop of London, Graham Leonard, led the attack on the part of the bill concerned with taking schools out of local body...

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  8. Academic freedom debated by Lords (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Des Fahy reports on a defeat today for the government in the House of Lords over part of its education reform bill, on proposals which would limit academic freedom, which has received widespread opposition...

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  9. Lord Hailsham on poll tax vote (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg) on the vote on the poll tax (community charge), and three-line whip being applied to House of Lords members. He is backing the Government’s position and says the...

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  10. Lord Chelwood on poll tax vote (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Lord Chelwood (Tufton Beamish), who led the backbench rebellion in the House of Lords to amend poll tax (community charge) legislation, admits he was outmanoeuvered following the vote going the...

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