Death of PC Philip Olds
- Title
- Death of PC Philip Olds
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
- TX Date
- 2 Oct 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:02:53
- Description
- Report on the death of Queen’s Gallantry Medal recipient PC Philip Olds. Olds had been paralysed after being shot whilst on duty. Includes facts on his personal life, his state of mind, and his experimental medical treatment. (It was later reported that Olds died of a drug overdose). Also archive interview with Olds. Female reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Philip Olds
- Keywords
- Deaths; Suicide; Injuries; Crime victims; Disabled persons; Police personnel; Medical treatment; Funerals; Disabilities; Policemen; Victims of crime; Paralysis; Philip Olds; Medical rehabilitation; Medals; Vanessa Perkins; Research and development
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LBC/IRN, "Death of PC Philip Olds". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0013100087013 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)