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8 results found for '"Geoffrey Lane"' in Contributors.
Lords debate violent crime and video nasties (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on the House of Lords debate on the modern day causes of violent crime including the influence of video nasties and television. With extracts of speeches by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert...
Stephen Waldorf shooting - Lord Chief Justice Lane on officers’ acquittal (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Chief Justice Lane on the acquittal of London Metropolitan Police officers John Jardine and Peter Finch for the attempted murder and wounding of Stephen Waldorf (shot 14/01/83) after he was mistaken for...
Britain’s heroin problem (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the speech by Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane addressing judges at the Mansion House (with excerpts) on the heroin problem affecting the UK, including problems for the addicts and drug-related crime...
Decision makers (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Decision Makers, presented by Jo Andrews. On the control of hard drugs, and the confiscation of financial profits made by drug barons. Speakers include: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Lord Lane (Geoffrey...
Drug trafficking in the UK (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on drug trafficking in the UK with a speech by Lord Lane (Geoffrey Lane) about assaults on the elderly. He urges the Government to take urgent action and create new legislation targeting drug crime....
Ealing Vicarage rape appeal verdict (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Report after Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane at the Appeal Court hit out at the jail sentences given to the two sex attackers Martin McCall and Christopher Byrne in the Ealing Vicarage rape case saying they...
Lord Chief Justice defends fellow judges (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
Lord Chief Justice of England, Lord Lane giving a speech at a judgesâ dinner, speaking in defence of his colleagues against charges of leniency in dealing with criminals.
Birmingham Six appeal rejected (1988)
- Genre
- News report
Tim Crook reports on the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions of the six men Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Joseph (Paddy Joe) Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William (Billy) Power,...