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  • Harold Wilson’s resignation (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Former Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath reacts to the surprise resignation of the current Premier Harold Wilson (16/03/76); comments on how he will be remembered and speculates on who could be the...

  • Police attempt to recruit from ethnic groups (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sir Robert Mark on the failure to recruit people from minority ethnic groups into the police force. Reasons for apprehensions, including possibility of institutional racism, and how to...

  • Roy Mason on defence (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Roy Mason on defence policy and white paper including plans for purchasing of equipment and maintaining of professional personnel rather than conscripts. Rejects idea we are leaving ourselves open to attack...

  • Coventry North West by-election (1976)

    Genre
    Election coverage; Interview; Speech

    Report on the Coventry North West by-election (04/03/76), including announcement of the results; interviews with winning Labour candidate Geoffrey Robinson, Jonathan Guinness, losing Conservative candidate,...

  • Wirral by-election (1976)

    Genre
    Election coverage; Interview

    Coverage of the Wirral by-election (11/03/76), with the announcement of results. Interviews with Liberal losing candidate Michael Robert Dudley Gayford, and winning Conservative David James Fletcher Hunt,...

  • Carshalton by-election (1976)

    Genre
    Election coverage; Interview

    Report on the Carshalton by-election with a large swing from Labour to Conservative (11/03/76). Interview with winning Conservative candidate Nigel Forman on his message to Parliament and the result being an...

  • Child in care works as prostitute (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with girl in children’s home in Luton, who has been working as a prostitute and was cautioned by police, and her mother on why she put her into care and how she feels about it. This case was...

  • Harold Wilson surprise resignation (1976)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Peter Murphy reports on Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s surprise resignation (16/03/76). Includes Harold Wilson speaking on why he is leaving, why now, and what it’s like being Prime Minister.

  • Grimond on Liberal leadership (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Jo Grimond (former Liberal leader) on the job of a party leader and necessary attributes, and not standing again as leader after he was asked following Jeremy Thorpe’s resignation. Interviewer not...

  • Mistaken identities report (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain, following his trial acquittal on theft charges (04/76) and after the publication of the Devlin report on identification evidence (05/76) - no trial...