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6 results found for '"Colchester"' in Keywords.

  • Adoption shop in Colchester (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with unidentified female speaker about England’s first adoption shop in Colchester. Female interviewer not identified.

  • Sidney Shore on psychiatric patient release (1979)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Sidney Shore(?), administrator for the Essex Health Authority(?), says psychiatrists were responsible for the release of a psychiatric hospital patient who went on to kill again. Conservative MP for...

  • Extra security called for after IRA barracks blast (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop

    Clive Myrie reports on a car bomb attack at Colchester barracks yesterday in which army sergeant Andrew Mudd lost both his legs. He is still fighting for his life whilst his wife is in a stable condition.The...

  • EEC summit on Eastern Europe reforms (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Simon Bowden reports on an EEC summit in Paris on reform in Eastern Europe called by France’s President Francois Mitterrand and a press conference afterwards by UK PM Margaret Thatcher. She gives reaction...

  • Colchester family held hostage for ransom (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the ordeal of the Andrews family (Edna, James and sons James, Matthew) from Colchester who were held hostage in their home by a gang and paid a ransom. Detective Superintendent Malcolm Hargreaves...

  • Broadcasting over phone lines trial (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    British Telecom has launched a trial in Colchester and Ipswich of new services over phone lines via set-top boxes, to include films, television, home shopping and community information. The pricing structure...