The Belfast Bus Strike: Is it fair?

The Belfast Bus Strike: Is it fair?

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Details

Location

Belfast City Centre

Year

1964

Date

Production 18/12/1964

Length

02min 52sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The public express their thoughts on the proposition of a bus strike at Christmas time. Maurice Smyth gauges opinion on the streets of Belfast and talks to Billy Harrison of the pop group Them among others (no sigh of Van). People are not happy about the timing of the impromptu strike. 

Notes

The Belfast bus strike was part of an ongoing dispute involving the Beeching Report and the dismantling of the Ulster Transport Authority.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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