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  • Police use real footage for Euthanasia TV documentary (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Edith Mott, an 87 year old woman, is recorded talking to her daughter Yolande McShane about her decision to commit suicide. The conversation includes her daughter’s advice on committing the act. Yolande...

  • Family reaction to euthanasia documentary (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Robin McShane, son of Yolande McShane, who assisted her mother Edith Mott, in an assisted suicide attempt at a nursing home in Burgess Hill, Sussex. He refers to a Yorkshire Television...

  • Freddie Laker’s budget airline flies to New York (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Interview with Charles Maxwell, spokesman for Laker NY, about the inaugural commercial flight of Freddie Laker’s low budget Skytrain airline to the United States. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Freddie Laker Skytrain inagural service (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    After the inaugural flight of Freddie Laker’s Skytrain service to New York he is interviewed on its success. The profits are high, and media coverage also. Initial media coverage was counter-productive as...

  • Barbara Toner on rape (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; Phone-in; Advertisement

    Brian Hayes interviews Barbara Toner, author of Facts of Rape, about views on rape around the world, alcohol being a contributory factor, change in rape laws and need for further change; includes calls from...

  • Weight Watchers reaches UK (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interviews Bernice Weston about the Weight Watchers diet programme and introducing it to the UK.

  • Ariel Sharon on his new party (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interviews General Ariel Sharon about the formation of his new political party in Israel and explains the framework of Israeli party politics.

  • Spiro Agnew on his novel (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interviews former US Vice-President, Spiro Agnew about his new politically-based novel, The Canfield Decision; his criticism of media power being in few hands; post of Vice-President; his...

  • Willie Whitelaw on Philip Agee and Mark Hosenball deportation (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Hayes interviews Conservative home affairs spokesman William Whitelaw, about the deportation of US journalists Philip Agee and Mark Hosenball from the UK due to accusations of breaching national...

  • Richard Adams on Watership Down and subsequent career (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Sharp interviews Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, at his home on the Isle of Man, describes the book, the reasons for writing it, and why he settled down to write in the first place. He...