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41 results found for '"Alison Hodgkins"' in Contributors.
Legal cannabis crop harvest (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the scene as the first legalised cannabis crop in the UK for fifty years is harvested by pharmaceutical company Hemcore Ltd in Great Dunmow, Essex. It is to be used as hemp. Speakers are Saffron...
Serpentine swim on Xmas Day (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Alison Hodgkins reports on the traditional Christmas Morning Handicap swimming race in London’s Hyde Park. A crowd of well-wishers gathered on the banks of the Serpentine to cheer the Christmas day bathers...
World AIDS Day charity concert (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Alison Hodgkins reports from the second annual Concert of Hope at Wembley Arena on World AIDS Day (1st Dec) organised by the National AIDS Trust to raise funds and featuring various top pop groups and...
Queen opens Thames Water ring main (1994)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Alison Hodgkins reports on the Queen opening a new Thames Water ring main for London (including Buckingham and Windsor Palaces) which will improve water supply and quality, at Ashford Common, Staines....
Queen opens Silver Jubilee Walkway (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Alison Hodgkins reports on the official opening of the final part of a 12-mile walk around London today by the Queen. Most of the Silver Jubilee Walkway has been open since 1977, with a guide and plaques...
Bridge Park centre, Brentfield may close (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Bridge Park Community Business and Leisure Centre in Brentfield, North London - the biggest black community centre in Europe - as Brent Council may be forced to close the centre due to its...
Man arrested for White House shots (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Report on the White House gun attack by 26 year-old Francisco Martin Duran, with actuality of the gunshots picked up by a tourist videoing the White House. With comment from Carl Meyer of the Secret Service....
Schoolchildren’s parents complain about Gypsies (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Parents accuse Gypsies (also referred to as Travellers in this report, so ethnic identity unclear) who stopped on a Chigwell school playing field of threatening the children, causing classes to be cancelled,...
Spurs shareholders on state of football club (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Management at north London football club Tottenham Hotspur are promising a better financial future for the club, after reporting a massive drop in profits. At today’s annual general meeting, some...
Extra money to tackle drug abuse (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Alison Hodgkins reports on an extra £1 million of government money to stop young people becoming drug addicts. Includes Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley making the announcement at a conference to mark...