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A thorn in the side: the murder of Hilda Murrell (1985)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Parliamentary debate
Sue Plummer(?) presents a documentary about the life and murder of Hilda Murrell, retired rose grower and anti-nuclear activist whose abduction and death sparked accusations of a government cover up and...
PC Philip Olds on getting married (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Philip Olds, the policeman who was paralysed after being shot in 1980, on getting married to Vanessa and his disability. Vanessa also speaks. Female interviewer not identified.
Child raped in hotel (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Detective Superintendent Ron Archer on the rape of a ten-year-old girl at a hotel in Hemel Hempstead and the subsequent police investigation. Male interviewer not identified.
Judge helps defendant find work (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Rastafarian Everton Samuels, on trial for cannabis use, being given a seven day deadline to find paid work by Judge Michael Argyle following his rejecting a job the judge found as he couldn’t...
Unemployed youth meet Thatcher (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
A group of twenty-five unemployed teenagers from Merseyside talk about their meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to discuss the difficulty of finding employment in the area. Male interviewer not...
Geoffrey Howe on Geneva arms talks (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe on recent disarmament talks in Geneva between the Soviet and US leadership. Male interviewer not identified.
Edward Heath criticises Government economic policy (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath who criticises Conservative Government economic policy and attitudes towards unemployment. The interview follows a speech on these subjects. Interviewer...
Margaret Thatcher tours Asia (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Denis Healey criticises the recent trip by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher to Asia, and her foreign and economic policies. Male interviewer not identified.
Gummer on rates and council elections (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Gummer, Chairman of the Conservative Party, on party hopes for the forthcoming county council elections, criticising rates (local taxes) set by Labour councils and on rate capping and...
Social security review criticised (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock describes the recent welfare review carried out by the Government as a shambles, due to disagreement among Cabinet members and fear over upcoming council elections. He...