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  1. Ford car factory in Dagenham closing down (1984)

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    Interview; News report

    Neil Mainland reports on the closure of Ford’s car factory in Dagenham. One worker explains how they still thought they would have a future. The company held a short meeting with union officials before...

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  2. Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on overtime ban (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Neil Mainland reports on the continuing National Union of Mineworkers strike. Union President, Arthur Scargill brushed aside any threat to the campaign, despite a rebellion among pithead winders in...

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  3. IRN news review (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special; Speech; Tribute

    Peter Deeley presents a news review of the year 1984. Big stories include the miners strike; IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference; political year in UK;...

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  4. Miners strike - Meeting in Sheffield (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Neil Mainland reports on the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strike. The announcement came after a miners’ executive meeting in Sheffield. NUM leader, Arthur Scargill, says support for their action...

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  5. Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on threat of NUM overtime ban (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Neil Mainland interviews Arthur Scargill on the National Union of Mineworkers’ overtime ban. Scargill wishes to congratulate the membership on its support of union policy, which is to halt pit closures and...

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  6. Miners strike - Ian MacGregor interview (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Excerpt from interview with Chairman of the National Coal Board Ian MacGregor on the efforts being made by the NCB to bring an end to the miners’ strike. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

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  7. Miners strike - Scargill and Knapp on repercussions (1984)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the possible legal outcomes of industrial action by miners, and the unions’ role and position. Includes excerpts of speeches by Arthur Scargill, General Secretary of the National Union of...

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  8. Miners’ strike - Return to work predicted (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Neil Mainland reports back to the studio on NCB spokesman Michael Eaton’s prediction that half the miners’ workforce will be back by Christmas, ongoing cost of the strikes, NUM links with Libya and...

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  9. Miners strike - Ian MacGregor interview (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with National Coal Board (NCB) Chairman Ian MacGregor, on the miners strikes: calls on the authorities to take a stronger line with the men on the picket line due to violence; some men returning to...

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  10. Miners strike - Ken Livingstone visits pickets (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour Party leader of the GLC Ken Livingstone, visits a miners’ picket line at the Ollerton pit in Nottinghamshire to look at violent pickets tactics and police handling of the pickets, and comments on...

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