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Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter link proposed (1978)
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Unidentified male MP (whose constituency includes Oxshott, Surrey) complains about a proposed helicopter service between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. The interviewer is Peter Allen.
Patrick Shovelton on Anglo-US air fares agreement (1978)
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Patrick Shovelton on the Anglo-US agreement on fares and air travel arrangements between the UK and USA. This is an updating of the Bermuda I Agreement (and was approved on 23/07/77). Male interviewer not...
Save the Children auction (1978)
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- Interview
Unidentified Save the Children spokeswoman outlines the workings of a charity auction. Called an American auction, it depends on people sending in cheque donations towards a target figure; the writer of the...
Derek Humphry on the assisted suicide of his wife Jean (1978)
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- Interview
Derek Humphry talks about the assisted suicide of his wife Jean, who suffered from cancer, and his book, Final Exit. Male interviewer not identified.
Clare Francis on Round the World yacht race (1978)
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- Interview
Clare Francis talks about her Round the World yacht race of 27,500 miles. Male interviewer not identified.
David Ennals on reducing administrators in the NHS (1978)
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David Ennals, Social Services Secretary, on reducing administrators in the National Health Service and getting better value for money. Male interviewer not identified.
Catherine Crutchett on daughter’s operation (1978)
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Catherine Crutchett of Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, on the operation that left her daughter, Judith, brain damaged. Judith was awarded £150,000 damages after she stopped breathing in the recovery...
Arthur Latham on legislation for tenants (1978)
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- Interview
Arthur Latham MP on the problem of landlords trying to price tenants out of their flats. Male interviewer not identified.
Denis Lemon on blasphemy charge (1978)
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- Interview
Denis Lemon gives his reaction to being found guilty of blasphemous libel at the Old Bailey. As editor of Gay News, Lemon published a poem about a homosexual centurion’s love for Jesus Christ at the...
Tariq Ali on demonstration at Pakistani Embassy (1978)
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- Interview
Tariq Ali on why a demonstration was held outside the Pakistani Embassy, London. Male interviewer not identified.