LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Clockwork orange covert operation

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

1 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Elena Curti reports on an alleged covert British security services project, codenamed Clockwork Orange, in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. The events follow a decision to launch an inquiry into the dismissal of army press officer Colin Wallace who was sacked in 1975 for disclosing classified information. Includes parliamentary speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; interviews with Ivor Stanbrook MP; Ken Livingstone MP.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Ken Livingstone; Ivor Stanbrook; Elena Curti

Keywords

Labour Party; Northern Ireland; UK; Propaganda; Intelligence service; Military intelligence; Colin Wallace; Clockwork Orange (UK security operation)

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