Clockwork Orange operation

Title
Clockwork Orange operation
Genre
News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
3 Feb 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:06:26
Description
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on demands for an inquiry into allegations of a covert British security services project, codenamed Clockwork Orange, in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Follows 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 speeches by Margaret Thatcher; Merlyn Rees; Jonathan Aitken; Ken Livingstone; Bernard Weatherill, Speaker of the House; Tom King. For Breakfast with Boyle.
Contributors
Merlyn Rees; Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer; Tom King; Ken Livingstone; Jonathan Aitken; Bernard Weatherill
Keywords
Labour Party; Northern Ireland; UK; Propaganda; Intelligence service; Military intelligence; Colin Wallace; Clockwork Orange (UK security operation)

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LBC/IRN, "Clockwork Orange operation". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0001100555007 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)