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  • Commission for Racial Equality set up (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with the director of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), David Lane, on his policies for improved race relations in the UK. Seeks positive changes in education, housing and police...

  • Doctor’s refusal to treat man (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a post office telephone operator named Harry Autton who criticises the behaviour of surgeon at Battle Hospital, Reading, Dr. Patrick Chesterman, for refusing to treat a hip problem, due to...

  • Colindale lab closure (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Jon Hammer, Chief Factory Inspector, on the closure of Colindale Laboratories in London, after an inspection suggested substandard levels of control and ventilation.

  • New columnist for Daily Mirror (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Bob Holness interviews journalist Bel Mooney about her new job as a columnist for the Daily Mirror newspaper, and about the issues she will and will not write about.

  • Anthony Nolan seeking bone marrow donor (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Marion Matthews on Shirley Nolan and her son, leukaemia sufferer Anthony Nolan, returning to the UK after an unsuccessful trip to Australia to find a bone marrow donor. Female interviewer not...

  • Housing for ethnic groups (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Robin Pitt, Conservative opposition leader on Lambeth Council, on controversial positive discrimination measures introduced by the Labour group, aimed at providing improved housing for ethnic...

  • Housing for ethnic groups (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interviews Matthew Warburton of Lambeth Council, on controversial positive discrimination measures aimed at providing improved housing for ethnic minorities within the borough.

  • Record traffic jams in London (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a female spokesperson for the AA about traffic problems for London commuters, due to heavy snowfall, and an industrial dispute involving train drivers. Male reporter not identified.

  • Humphry Berkeley in Transkei (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Humphry Berkeley, former Conservative MP, about his mistreatment by the police in Transkei, South Africa in 1979.

  • Ireland-Northern Ireland cooperation (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Michael O’Kennedy, Irish Republic External Affairs Minister, about the possibility of closer cooperation between Northern and Republic of Ireland, following talks with Roy Mason,...