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Putney Hill gas explosion (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Senior Fire Officer Jim Gurney pays tribute to fire brigade personnel following the gas explosion at a block of flats on the Manor Fields Estate in Putney Hill, London. Also on the extensive damage and heavy...
Deptford fire deaths truth may now be out (1985)
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- Interview
Interview with George Francis, parent of one of the fourteen young black partygoers who died during a fire at a house in Deptford on 18/01/81, the original inquest having returned an open verdict. Francis...
Sale of Dorchester Hotel to Sultan of Brunei (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Director of Regent International Joe Shelton on the sale of the Dorchester Hotel to the Sultan of Brunei for £40 million, on the understanding that the group will continue to manage the...
Hindley parole application (1985)
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- Interview
Saddleworth MP Geoffrey Dickens on his plea to Home Secretary Leon Brittan, who is considering Myra Hindley’s application for parole, not to release Hindley and fellow Moors murderer Ian Brady, in view of...
Launch of murder hunt after robbery of army wages vehicle (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the launch of a murder hunt following the discovery on a mountain track near Edinburgh of the bodies of two army personnel from Glencorse Barracks and a civilian driver, and their abandoned wages...
Hilda Murrell murder, intelligence service alleged involvement (1985)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Tam Dalyell after Chief Constable Robert Cozens denied Dalyell’s allegations, from a confidential source, that Hilda Murell died following an encounter with British intelligence...
Discovery of body of missing Kingston girl Kirsty Bryant (1985)
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- Interview
Police Commander David Osland confirms a murder inquiry has been launched following the discovery of the body of the missing young girl Kirsty Bryant by her father close to the area of the Cambridge Estate,...
Peter Imbert on appointment as new Met Police Deputy (1985)
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- Interview
Interview with the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police Peter Imbert following his appointment as Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. On his police career, the reputation of the Thames Valley...
Reward fund to catch attacker of PC George Hammond (1985)
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- Interview
Interview with Ashwin Tanna, trustee of a reward fund set up by local businessmen in the Lordship Lane area of Dulwich to catch the attacker of PC George Hammond, who was stabbed when tackling a man with a...
Frank Cater on retirement as Flying Squad Chief (1985)
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- Interview
Interview with the Chief Commander of Scotland Yard Flying Squad Frank Cater, who retires today, on his early career in the 1960s, when he was involved in the break up of major criminal gangs in London,...