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Royal Greenwich Observatory threatened with closure (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the news that the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Sussex will have to close and/or relocate as a result of financial cutbacks. Includes Head of the Observatory’s Time Department, Dr John...
Hampton Court fire (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male fire fighter on the struggle to contain a serious fire at Hampton Court. Three people are still missing. Male interviewer not identified.
Mother of Moors murder victim campaigns for Hindley transfer (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Ann West, mother of Moor’s murder victim Lesley Ann Downey, on her campaign to have murderer Myra Hindley transferred to a more secure prison, and on her violent feelings towards Hindley. West also...
Report on Sellafield health risks (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports on the health risks posed by Sellafield nuclear power station. He speaks to Joan King, widow of Sellafield process worker Harry King who contracted fatal health problems after plutonium...
Sir Geoffrey Howe on disarmament (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe on nuclear weapons and international discussions on disarmament. Male interviewer not identified.
Police officers charged over assault on youths (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Four police officers (Michael John Gavin, Edward Napier Maine(?), Michael John Parr, Nicholas John Wise(?)) have been charged in connection with an assault on five black and white youths in Holloway, North...
Picket line arrests at News International (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. a police officer) on violence on the part of demonstrators at the News International plant in Wapping in the printers dispute. He describes some of the weapons employed by...
Police chief on crime statistics (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Kenneth Newman on crime figures showing an increase in rapes, a decrease in burglaries, and an increase in the number of arrests for mugging. He also mentions the...
Douglas Hurd on increase in rape figures (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd explains the reasons behind the apparently drastic increase in rape figures. Also on the importance of victims reporting crime, and the Ealing vicarage rape case. He would...
Geoffrey Dickens on children’s rights (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens defends his decision to name in the House of Commons the doctor accused by an Essex mother of raping her 8 year-old daughter. Female interviewer not identified.