LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Brian Hayes show

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement; Jingle

TX Date

25 Aug 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:52:35

Description

David Simmons (standing in for Brian Hayes) interviews author Teddy (J E) Thomas (in Radio Trent’s Nottingham studio), who discusses his book, The Exploding Prison, which explores the prison service, riots and the cause and effect of imprisonment on levels of crime. The book focuses on riots at Hull Prison in 1976, and the subsequent investigation into the disturbances. Also interviewed is John McVicar, former criminal and writer. Includes a phone-in; commercial breaks; jingles; weather report and part of a news bulletin.

Contributors

John McVicar; Radio Trent; David Simmons; J. E. Thomas

Keywords

Books; Authors; Legal procedure; Crime; Law; Prisons; Riots; Imprisonment; Prisoners; Prison services; Hull Prison; The Exploding Prison; John McVicar; Penal reform

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