LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John Lawrence sentenced for Palace break-in

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:24

Description

Tim Crook reports on the sentencing of John Lawrence(?), who broke into Buckingham Palace wielding a knife and starter pistol as a protest against nuclear weapons. Includes interview with his mother, Agnes.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Agnes Lawrence(?)

Keywords

Crime; Political protests; Mental health; Weapons; Imprisonment; Royal family; Anti-nuclear movements; Buckingham Palace; Guns; Firearms; Sentencing; Trespass

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