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Baby in the cupboard case (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified woman (co-habiting mother of other children by Mr Simmons) speaking in defence of Tony and Mrs Jean Simmons, having testified on their behalf in the baby in the cupboard case, where they were...
Paedophilia (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Edward Brongersma, Dutch MP, on what he sees as the difference between paedophilia and child abuse. Calls for the abolition of all laws forbidding sexual relations between adults and children, and...
Paedophile conference (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Two clips, featuring firstly Conservative MP Rhodes Boyson, the second, Chairman of the British Union of Family Organisations (poss. Maurice O’Leary) respond to the planning of a London conference by a...
Hayes at the weekend (1977)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
Hayes at the Weekend. Brian Hayes is joined first by Sheila Cassidy, a doctor who was tortured in Chile by police, because she treated a political opponent of the new regime for injuries. She describes her...
A victim of abuse in a care home speaks out about her ordeal (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
A victim of assault and battery who was living in a care home, tells her story of how she was abused by her house mother, and threatened with death if she told anyone. The victim complains that she received...
Examples of child abuse in care homes (1978)
- Genre
- Discussion
Child abuse and sexual abuse are problems which affect many children in care. Here the speakers discuss the need for more money for abused children, to set up safe care homes, or move abused children to...
Bill to stamp out child pornography (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Conservative MP Cyril Townsend on his Parliamentary Bill aimed at curbing the spread of child pornography within the UK. He has spoken to parents and found the effects on children to...
David Holroyd defends social workers in Karen Spencer case (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
David Holroyd, Association of Social Workers, defends social workers against criticism following the death of Karen Spencer, who had a massive head injury inflicted by her mother. He says vital information...
Child kept in cupboard for five years (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Deputy Sheriff Jim Barland on how a 7 year-old American girl, Rebecca Holmes, remained locked in a small cupboard for 5 years. Danny Holmes, 33, and Alicia Hernandez, 30, now in prison, believed their child...
Corporal punishment allegations (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Gardener and journalist Roddy Llewellyn has made the accusation that whilst at Shrewsbury School he was whipped until blood poured down his legs. Current headmaster Michael Chance North denies the...