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  • Leonid Slepak released in USSR (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Special; Interview

    Report on the release in the USSR of Jewish dissident, Leonid Slepak. Includes archive recording of and interview with Leonid Slepak; interview with Labour MP Peter Archer. Male reporter not identified.

  • Eyewitness describes jet crash (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with an eyewitness who describes a jet crash at an air show in Bedfordshire. He comments of the conversation of pilots during the incident. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Count Basie on his band (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Keith Howell talks to musician Count Basie about his band and the relationship with the other members and his upcoming 75th birthday.

  • John Betjeman on piers (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, on his role as the President of the National Piers Society, on his love of piers, and on the launch of the Society. Female interviewer not identified.

  • Assaults on police rising (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Chief Constable Christopher Payne on the increase in assaults on policemen, and the public view of the role of police. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Southend police on recent rape spate (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Chief Inspector Peter Croxford of Southend Police on a series of recent rapes in the Essex area. He says they are not linked. Female interviewer not identified.

  • Electricity prices to be unrestrcited (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Conservative consumer affairs minister Sally Oppenheim on the Price Commission decision to have no restriction on electricity prices. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Proposals to assist with car recalls (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Transport Secretary Norman Fowler on new proposals to assist car manafacturers when calling in defect models. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Thames redevelopment (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with deputy leader of the GLC, Illtyd Harrington, on the need for redevelopment of the River Thames to exploit its commercial potential. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Spending cuts - Roy Hattersley view (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with shadow Environment Secretary Roy Hattersley on plans to oppose the Conservative Government local authority spending cuts. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.