LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

IBA ban Channel 4 programme on MI5 phone tapping

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:06:57

Description

Report on the Channel 4 programme MI5’s Official Secrets which was banned by the IBA shortly before transmission last night on the grounds it would have contravened the Official Secrets Act. During the programme two former MI5 employees alleged phone tapping of leading members of the CND, National Council for Civil Liberties and trade union officials. Includes interviews with programme producer Claudia Milne; CND leader Bruce Kent; IBA TV Director David Glencross; leader of TAS union Ken Gill; Labour Party MP David Winnick. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ken Gill; Bruce Kent; David Winnick; Claudia Milne; David Glencross

Keywords

Trade unions; Censorship; Freedom of the press; Television programmes; National Council for Civil Liberties; CND; Intelligence service; Television documentaries; IBA; Official Secrets Act; Channel 4; Interception of communication

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