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18 results found for '"Peter Preston"' in Contributors.
Newspapers dispute (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the latest newspapers dispute among printers and distribution wholesale van drivers; low morale and possible financial implications including public turning permanently to other news sources....
A question of race (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special; Vox pop
A Question of Race. Part 4: Not a Black Problem, presented by John Thompson. Documentary on racism in the UK and its historical context; role of Metropolitan Police; role of media; argument for repatriation....
Peter Preston on order to return documents (1983)
- Genre
- Press conference
Guardian editor Peter Preston on the order to return secret documents sent to the newspaper, about cruise missiles. Multiple interviewers, not identified.
Guardian accused of threatening national security (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian newspaper, speaks of his regrets over the publication of a document sent by Foreign and Commonwealth Office clerical officer Sarah Tisdall, about US cruise missiles...
Guardian editor angry at jailing of Sarah Tisdall (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian newspaper, speaks of his shock at civil servant Sarah Tisdall’s six-month jail sentence after she leaked British Government documents to the paper. He also criticises...
Peter Preston on Spycatcher injunction ruling (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Guardian Editor Peter Preston’s stupefaction at the decision of the Court of Appeal Law Lords to support an injunction banning newspaper reportage of former intelligence officer Peter Wright’s Spycatcher...
Spycatcher ruling at High Court (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a decision at the High Court ruling in favour of the Guardian and Observer newspapers- they can publish contents of former MI5 officer Peter Wright’s book Spycatcher.The judges commented on the...
Government loses Spycatcher appeal (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report by Linda Duffin on the government losing its appeal for a permanent ban on press reports of material from the book, Spycatcher, by former MI5 officer Peter Wright. Includes interviews reacting to the...
Spycatcher ruling - Reaction (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Law Lords have ruled that Peter Wright’s book, Spycatcher can be serialised in British newspapers. The ruling has implications for Margaret Thatcher’s government which is reforming the Official Secrets...
Report to recommend voluntary regulatory body for the press (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on an inquiry calling for tough new measures to curb the excesses of the press. The Calcutt Inquiry report will recommend a voluntary, independent body to be set up to regulate the industry. Reaction...