LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Manchester riots

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

9 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Report on last night’s riots, when youths attacked Moss Side police station and property throughout Manchester. Includes interviews with Detective Superintendent Robin Oake; garage and fashion shop owners Rodney Hull and Abdul Kashid; Greater Manchester Fire Service spokesman Peter Traves; Abdullah Azad, Moss Side immigrant welfare centre. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Rodney Hull; Abdul Kashid; Peter Traves; Abdullah Azad; Robin Oake

Keywords

Damage; Police; Violence; Adolescents; Shops; Manchester; Riots; Assault; Looting; Moss Side; Police stations; Rusholme

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