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  • Gangster and informer publishes autobiography (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former gangster and police informer Maurice O’Mahoney after the publication of his autobiography, King Squealer. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Police phoneline for security vehicle attacks (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Special; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports on an attack on security guards where a Securicor guard was shot dead while delivering wages to Northfields Underground station in West London and on a police phoneline set up for public...

  • Old lady decides to sell car (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with 75-year-old Mabel Swyers from Bromley in South London, on why her Vauxhall Viva car has done just 500 miles in nine years and why she has decided to sell it for 2000 pounds. Male interviewer...

  • Madame Tussauds buys Warwick Castle (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Michael Herbert, Chief Executive of Madame Tussauds, on the company’s decision to buy Warwick Castle from Lord Brooke. Male interviewer not identified. Quiet audio with drop in volume during...

  • Mary Whitehouse on Australian tour (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with broadcasting censorship campaigner Mary Whitehouse, during a visit to Australia, where she talks about pornography legislation in the country and about protests during her tour. Male...

  • Docklands chairman on Japanese investment (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Vivian White interviews Sir Hugh Wilson, Chairman of London Docklands Joint Committee, about attempts to attract Japanese investment in the area. Audio level low. Telephone interview.

  • Conservative conference - John Davies on Rhodesia (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton with John Davies (aka John Harding-Davies) MP and shadow Foreign Secretary about the current situation in Rhodesia, the role of Britain in peace...

  • Conservative conference - Heath on incomes policy (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Murphy interviews former party leader and Prime Minister Edward Heath at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton where he speaks about future economic policy and incomes policy.

  • Conservative conference - Voting reform (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Allen interviews a male Young Conservative (not identified) at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton where he speaks about a proposed reform of the party’s voting system.

  • Conservative conference - Reg Prentice on incomes policy (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Allen interviews Conservative MP (and Labour defector) Reg Prentice at the 1978 Conservative Party conference in Brighton about employment policy, incomes policy, and future relations with the trade...