1970s Documents
Archive documents, including minutes of internal BBC meetings, provide a unique view of the issues of the day and how they were covered.
Colour Television
Local Colour Television Arrives - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, October 1970
Panorama Opt – Out
Panorama Opt – Out - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, Oct 1970
W.D. Flackes
A Political Correspondent's Work - W.D Flackes – BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes July 1970
Bomb Threats
Bomb Threats and Programming - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, October 1971
Increasing News Coverage
Increasing News Coverage - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, October 1971
BBC Complaints
Complaints About BBC Bias - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, October 1971
Challenges of Reporting
The Challenges of Reporting - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, October 1971
Question of Ulster
The Question of Ulster - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, January 1972
Security at BBC
Security at Broadcasting House - Ronald Mason - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, October 1972
Audience Reaction
Audience Reaction to UWC Coverage, May 1974
Editorial Guidance
Anti- Terrorism Legislation - BBC Editorial Guidance, c.1975
UWC Strike, BBC Coverage
UWC Strike – BBC's Coverage - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, June 1974
Desmond Taylor
Lecture by Desmond Taylor, Editor, News and Current Affairs, 1975
Radio Ulster Begins
Radio Ulster Begins - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, April
House of Commons Coverage
House of Commons Coverage - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, September 1975
UWC Strike
The UWC Strike - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, December 1975
Audience Research
Audience Research Resumes - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, March 1976
Regional Policies
The BBC's Regional Policies - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes, June 1976
BBC Journalism
About BBC Journalism, 1977 - Credit Jak & Evening Standard
Airey Neave MP
Airey Neave MP on BBC Policy – Letter from Airey Neave MP to Ian Trethowan about the Tonight programme, 1977
BBC's reply
BBC Reply to Airey Neave MP – BBC Director General's reply to Airey Neave MP about the Tonight programme
Bernard Falk
Memo from Tonight reporter Bernard Falk about conversation with Roy Mason, January 1978
Roy Mason, Jan 1978
Roy Mason MP's Visit to BBC - BBC Northern Ireland Controller James Hawthorne on meeting with Roy Mason, January 1978
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II's Visit - Controller's Report - BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes September – November 1979
Richard Francis
Broadcasting to a Community in Conflict… – A lecture given by Richard Francis, Controller N.I at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham house. 1977
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