| Description | The majority of Ulster Television [UTV] programmes from 1959 and some earlier archive footage are held on videotape and are listed on a computer database. There is a total of c. 62,376 videotapes. Searches can be conducted by the name of programme or by the name of an individual, organisation, event, subject, etc. Under the subject heading 'Women' there are 327 records. These include items from daily news and sport transmissions, as well as programmes about, or featuring, women. The following are some examples of the range of material which is available:
Tape from a news transmission on women protesting against sex attacks in the Whiterock area of Belfast, 21 February 1984.
Tape from a news transmission on women protesting against strip searching in Armagh jail, 10 March 1985.
Tape from a news transmission on the peace women, 1 June 1987.
Tape from news transmission on abortion, 20 October 1987.
Tape from a news transmission of an interview with women injured in a terrorist attack, 1 March 1988.
Tape from a news transmission on the organisation, Women Together, Belfast, 1 January 1989.
Tape from a news transmission on breast screening for women, 1 December 1989.
Tape from a news transmission on women priests in the Catholic Church, 1 July 1990.
Tape from a news transmission on a rally held in protest against women priests in the Catholic Church, 31 July 1990.
Tape from a news transmission on an Aids leaflet produced for women, 28 November 1990.
Tape from a news transmission on domestic violence, 30 June 1992.
Tape from a news transmission on the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Women's Conference, 1 March 1994.
Tape from a news transmission on women's groups from Northern Ireland travelling to Dublin to meet Irish President Mary Robinson, 16 February 1994.
Tape of an interview with Sheelagh Murnaghan, a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, 1969.
Camera tape of non-transmitted footage for documentary entitled 'The longest decade' on the first 10 years of the troubles in Northern Ireland, including a 1969 Radio Teilifis Eireann [RTE] interview with Bernadette Devlin, footage of women praying at the scene of the Maguire children tragedy on 2 August 1976, women signing the first peace petition on 12 August 1976, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan leading prayers in Andersonstown, Belfast on 14 August 1976, women protesting against curfews in operation in Belfast on 3 July 1970 and women protesting against internment, 10 August 1971, female members of the Irish Republican Army , 17 May 1981 and 15 July 1981, women protesting against Irish Republican Army hungerstrikes, 1971 and counter protests by the Loyalist Women's Action Committee, 1971.
Tape of footage from the 'Understanding Northern Ireland' series, c1972, including archive footage of the National Federation of Women Workers on a strike march, 19 June 1910.
Tape from a programme on 1970s fashion, featuring women, 29 June 1971.
Tape from 'The Famine' documentary series which includes footage of rural women, 1 September 1972.
Tape from a documentary entitled 'Johnny Doughboy' on American General Issue soldiers in Northern Ireland, including interviews with women who married General Issue soldiers, 1 February 1982.
Tape from the 'Counterpoint' series on rape and how women cope, 20 November 1986.
Tape from the 'Counterpoint' series, entitled 'Woman's Worth' on equal pay and equal opportunities, 1 November 1988.
Tape from the 'Ask Anne' series on the Women's Centre, Belfast, 21 November 1988.
Tape from the 'Counterpoint' series on abortion and contraceptive advice, 3 October 1991.
Tape from a programme entitled 'The risk of faith' on women clergy in the Presbyterian Church, featuring Ruth Patterson, a Presbyterian Minister, 7 October 1991.
Tape from the 'Counterpoint' series on the Labour Party in Northern Ireland and women in politics, 12 March 1992.
Tape from the 'Money Talks' series, including an item on women in science, 31 March 1992.
Tape from a documentary on Belfast's markets, including memories from local women, June 1992.
Tape from the 'Counterpoint' series on the victims of sectarian violence, including interviews with women from the Fall's Road Women's Centre, 15 February 1994.
Tape of 'A Day to Remember', Victory Europe Day programme, including interviews with women talking about the Second World War and archive footage of women war workers in Belfast during 1940s, May 1995.
Tape from the 'Counterpart' series of 3 programmes entitled 'Women Talking', including a studio debate from an all-female audience, 8 June 1995.
Tape from the 'Tried by Fire' programme, including interviews with women who lost relatives in the troubles in Northern Ireland, 6 November 1995.
Tape from the 'Counterpoint' series, entitled 'No Fear' on domestic violence, 21 November 1995.
Tape from 'Crossing the borders', a programme on the Catholic Church in Ireland, including numerous interviews with women, 18 March 1997.
Tape from the 'Insight' series, programme 'Measuring up to Mary' on the Irish presidential elections, 2 October 1997.
Tape of 16mm home movies and transferred to videotape, including footage of women breastfeeding, no date, 1930s.
Reel films, dating from c1959-c1969. An alphabetical index is available in 2 files. The following is an example of the range of material which is available:
Film on jobs for women in Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Ruth Duffin, Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Mary Peters, Lisburn, County Down, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Saidie Patterson, Carnlough, County Antrim, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Lady Brookeborough, Downpatrick, County Down, no date, c1959-c1969.
Studio film on Women's Royal Air Force Corps recruits, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with a prostitute, Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Hilda Hawnt of the Housewives' League, Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Dinah McNabb, Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament, no date, c1959-1969.
Film of an interview with Eileen Paisley, Crumlin Road Jail, Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview relating to the Nurses' Lobby, Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Mrs Leslie on cottage industries in Monaghan, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with Bernadette Devlin, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with lacemakers in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film on the Women's Congress Co-operative, Belfast, no date, c1959-1969.
Film on birth control, contraception and family planning in Belfast, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film on cancer and women, Belfast and Bangor, County Down, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film on a contraceptive machine, Portrush, County Antrim, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film of an interview with wives of Members of the Northern Ireland Parliament, no date, c1959-c1969.
Film relating to a mother's protest in the Woodvale area of Belfast, c1966.
Film of nurses protesting at Stormont, Belfast, 28 May 1969.
Film on the new police women's uniform, 6 June 1969.
41 volumes listing the contents of Ulster Television's daily news programmes by event, name of interviewees etc., 10 February 1970 to the present day [updated daily]. |
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