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Royal flights - Cyril Townsend view (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP, Cyril Townsend on official engagements by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family taking place in antiquated aircraft. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy?).
Adminstrator on abortion error (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Barnsley Hospital Administrator, Douglas Caldwell explains what went wrong during an abortion procedure in which the child survived. Male interviewer not identified.
Muhammad Ali on retirement (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Poetry; Press conference
Colin Turner interviews heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (at an organised luncheon) about his decision to retire from boxing. The former boxer recites some poetry.
Dora Bloch murder - Brother in-law on identification (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the brother-in-law (not identified) of Entebbe hijack victim Dora Bloch, on trying to identify her body, three years after her murder (07/76), allegedly by forces loyal to former Ugandan...
Michelle Booth case closed - Mother’s response (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Maureen Booth, mother of Michelle Booth, who was assaulted and pushed off a train in Brentford, London on 18/03/78, on Metropolitan Police Commissioner David McNee’s decision to close the file on the case....
Kathy Crosby barred by Equity (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Greater London Council (GLC) Labour member Illtyd Harrington on the refusal of the actors’ union Equity to allow American actress Kathy Crosby (widow of the late singer Bing Crosby) to appear on stage in...
Swindon school protest (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified pupil from a school in Swindon from which a group of pupils have been suspended for organising a protest against a strike by teachers. Male interviewer not identified.
Russian roulette death in Corfu (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Father of a British girl named Gillian Cowan, who accidentally killed a Greek policeman, named Constantine Botsis, in Corfu while playing Russian roulette. He comments on her acquittal in the subsequent...
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital - Threatened closure (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on a campaign against the threatened closure of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson women’s hospital in central London. Includes interview with Vera Wagstaff of the EGA Action Committee. Female reporter...
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital - Gerard Vaughan on closure (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Health Minister Gerard Vaughan on the possible reversal of the previous Labour admistration’s decision to close the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson women’s hospital in central London. Male reporter not...