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37 results found for '"Poisoning"' in Keywords.
Police hunt for Dr Death (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Inspector Peter Woodman discusses the case of a man, labelled Dr Death, posing as a doctor and preying on elderly patients, poisoning them with false medicines. Woodman warns the public to be vigilant, and...
Oranges poisoned with mercury (1978)
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- Interview
A woman (poss. Christine Chapman) who bought some oranges and cut into the fruit has found mercury inside it. She informed the Police, and the Environmental Heath Department is now involved. Here a...
Fred Pretty on mercury-poisoned oranges (1978)
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- Interview
After mercury was found in oranges in Holland, a thorough investigation took place, and Fred Pretty of the Citrus Marketing Board describes the outcome. The poisoning was found to be an isolated incident,...
Fred Pretty on mercury-poisoned oranges (1978)
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- Interview
After mercury was found in oranges in Holland, Fred Pretty of the Citrus Marketing Board discusses the security precautions in place to make sure no contaminated fruit is brought into Britain. A terrorist...
Customer describes contaminated oranges (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with Christine Chapman, a customer at a branch of Marks and Spencer in London, on buying a net of oranges which contained mercury; the poison had been deliberately placed there by a terrorist...
Mercury in Israeli oranges (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with London fruit trader (not identified) about Israeli oranges contaminated with mercury found in London on 06/02/78. Interviewer not identified.
Mass suicide in Guyana (1978)
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- News report
Eyewitness report on scenes following the mass suicide in Guyana of members of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones and how they died through poisoning.
Corned beef contaminated (1979)
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- Interview
Geoff Jones, Assistant Chief Environmental Officer for Brent, talks about the procedures in place to stop an epidemic of food poisoning spreading, due to some contaminated corned beef on the market.
Swan lead deaths (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with environment minister Denis Howell on the setting up of a working party to investigate the death of swans from lead poisoning on Britain’s waterways. Male interviewer not identified. Sound...
Murder by gaslight (1980)
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- Drama; Serial
Murder by Gaslight, written by Leo Knowles. A new series for radio retelling the stories of five infamous Victorian murders. Part 1: No Grounds for Complaint, narrated by Leo McKern. Based on the murder of...