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Boy held for 22 hours in Leeds siege (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a siege at Lupton Avenue, Gipton, Leeds, after armed police surrounded a house where a man believed to have a revolver held 12-year-old Patrick Beecher hostage for 22 hours. Speaking are: Zena(?)...
Lorry driver on hijacking (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Cow and Gate lorry driver, Tony Hatton about his kidnapping and the hijacking of his lorry by armed gunman Stephen Korsa-Acquah at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol and onto the M4 motorway...
PC injured in bank robbery (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Margaret Burns about gunshot wounds sustained by her husband PC William Burns after a bank robbery at Lloyds Bank in Bond Street, Bristol. Male interviewer not identified. (Stephen...
Armed police used in Bristol robbery (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a police spokesman about the use of armed officers in dealing with a gunman following a bank robbery at Lloyds Bank in Bond Street, Bristol. Male speaker and interviewer not identified....
Home Office criticised over asylum rejections (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on criticism of the UK Home Office record on granting asylum to political refugees from Eastern Europe following a series of high profile deportations and asylum rejections including Romanian Stancu...
Loch Ness monster sighting (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about a sighting of the Loch Ness monster. Male Scottish speaker and female interviewer not identified.
Home Office criticised over asylum rejections (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Razo Marzotic(?), spokesman for an unidentified refugee group (poss. European Liaison Group), criticising the record of the UK Home Office record on granting asylum to political refugees from...
Colin Barnard inquest (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview about inquest and police procedure, as the inquest is carried out into the death of 22-year-old Colin Barnard from Stoke Newington, East London, found in a police mortuary after being...
Preston conference on heroin smuggling (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a 3 day international conference in Preston on heroin smuggling with discussion of UK introducing laws to seize assets of drug traffickers. Speaking are: Peter Cutting, Customs and Excise; Brian...
Stancu Papusoiu asylum case (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Dan Stanescu(?), British Romanian Association, about the case of Stancu Papusoiui, following his controversial deportation from Britain after being refused asylum by the Home Office. Male...