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VHS Tapes, 1968-c2003

 Series — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 467/19/2

Scope and Contents

VHS tapes of television interviews, news coverage, speeches and other events featuring David Blunkett. Mainly contains videos from the 1990s and early 2000s. Many tapes are undated and unlabelled, or only labelled in brailled. The tapes have not been viewed to verify content. Labelled tapes include the following:

'Talkback' 31 March 1968 (2 copies);

'Weekend World', 1986;

'Natural Selection, David Blunkett'; Panorama, 1988;

'The Man who did the dirty work', BBC2, 1989;

'My Old School: David Blunkett', 22 January 1990;

'Goodbye oracle; (teletext), 1990;

'New leader of Labour Party', 1990s;

'What the People Say... Sheffield draft charter for the environment, SCC', 1990;

'Labour Campaign Trail, DB', East Midlands Today, 1992;

Kinnock Life Story, 1993;

Walden when appointed Shadow Education Secretary, nd [1994];

Yorkshire Television showreel, July 1994;

Breakfast with Frost, 15 October 1995 - Blunkett/Shephard interview;

'Holland Park School' Channel 4, 1996;

'SoS Debate in the HoC on Queen's speech, May 1997;

'Compilation of items re education white paper' (x 2), nd [1997/8];

GMTV re new deal, 1998;

Coverage of Blunkett's speech at Labour Party conference 1 October 1998;

Newsnight, 14 July 1999;

Labour Party Conference 1999;

'From the Edge' interview Jan 1999;

On the record, 23 September 2001;

Newsnight BBC 2, 26 September 2001;

Channel 4 News, 25 April 2002 and 1 May 2002;

MacIntyre Investigates, BBC1, 2002;

BBC1 'This is Your Life' 14 February 2002;

Channel 4 News - Home Secretary on Tony Blair and crime stats, 17 July 2003;

Sky News and Channel 4 News coverage relating to ID cards, 11 November 2003;

'Documentary of DB as leader of Sheffield council', nd;

Newsnight, nd;

Mike Baker report, BBC1, nd;

'Teachers Talking Toll Bar' nd;

GMTV [interview] nd;

David Blunkett Conference, nd;

The Selina Scott Show, David Blunkett, nd;

[Labour Party] conference speech as Home Secretary [2001-2003]

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-c2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available in the reading room by appointment

Copyright

BBC and other third parties

Extent

9 Box(es)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English