LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Naming of Colonel B

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

25 Apr 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Ed Boyle reports on the naming of Colonel B, a witness in an official secrets case, whose name was revealed in the House of Commons and then became front page news. Includes speeches in the Commons by Speaker of House, George Thomas; Max Madden; Francis Pym; Michael Foot over concerns of legal ramifications of what they say in Parliament as in this case. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Francis Pym; George Thomas; Michael Foot; Max Madden; Ed Boyle

Keywords

Data protection; Right to information; Trials; Official Secrets Act; Peace News; Colonel B

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