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Drugs seized at Lincolnshire private airstrip (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Patrick Dickinson, owner of an airstrip in Lincolnshire, tells how custom men ambushed an aircraft that landed on his runway, seized cannabis and made some arrests. Male interviewer not identified.
Tony Benn on electricity subsidy (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary for Energy Tony Benn outlines the supplementary benefits that will help those on low income to pay their electricity bills. Male interviewer not identified.
Scotland football manager resigns (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Ally MacLeod talks about resigning as Scotland football team manager following the national side’s disappointing performance at the World Cup in Argentina. Male interviewer not identified.
Birth of the Daily Star (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Editor of The Sun, Larry Lamb is sceptical about Jocelyn Stevens’s new tabloid paper, The Daily Star. Male interviewer not identified.
Smallpox outbreak in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an outbreak of smallpox at a medical laboratory in Birmingham where anatomical photographer Janet Parker has caught the disease. The WHO’s Dr Ian Carter is flying in to investigate and some...
Smallpox in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. James McGee of the World Health Organisation (WHO)) on the control of an outbreak of smallpox from a laboratory in Birmingham and the WHO’s role in the...
Smallpox in Birmingham University (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified female speaker (poss. Sheila McKenzie of the ASTMS union) on the latest developments following the outbreak of smallpox at Birmingham University medical school with one member...
Smallpox quarantine for would-be bride (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Kathy Hyde tells of how she will be spending today in quarantine rather than getting married after being in contact with smallpox. There has been an outbreak from a laboratory in Birmingham. Male interviewer...
Notting Hill Carnival - Policing (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Woodley interviews an unidentified male speaker (poss. a police spokesman) who says he is unhappy with the organisation of the 1978 Notting Hill Carnival but that it is only the minority of people at...
Notting Hill Carnival - Selwyn Baptiste interview (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Committee chairman Selwyn Baptiste says Notting Hill Carnival 1978 was a success despite a low turnout and some violence. He also discusses funding with reference to the Arts Council grant, and the policing...