LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Escaped prisoner rings radio station

Genre

Interview; Special

TX Date

10 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:46

Description

Recording of a telephone call to Radio Piccadilly in Manchester by a prisoner who escaped from prison officers during a hospital visit from Risley Remand Centre, Cheshire. Robert Taylor made the call to protest at the length of time he has been in custody awaiting trial. Female presenter not identified.

Contributors

Robert Taylor; Radio Piccadilly

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Prisons; Radio stations; Manchester; Imprisonment; Telephone; Prisoners; Risley remand centre; Radio Piccadilly; Robert Taylor

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