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People’s March for Jobs arrives in London (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the end of the People’s March for Jobs, as the march reaches London. The protest is intended to raise awareness of the plight of the country’s unemployed. Includes a speech by Sid Weighell,...
GLC elections - Ken Livingstone on Labour policies (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on, and interview with, Ken Livingstone, the new leader of the Greater London Council. Livingstone indicates how the Labour Party will run the GLC, and who will carry out which roles. Female reporter...
William Clark on his former employee, Peter Sutcliffe (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe’s employer, Clark’s Haulage Company, based in Shipley. Includes excerpt of interview with managing director William Clark, who says Sutcliffe was a reliable...
Yorkshire Ripper case - Discovery of Wilma McCann’s body (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the discovery of the body of Wilma McCann, who was murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper in Leeds on 20/01/76, and the subsequent police inquiry. Male reporter not identified.
Peter Sutcliffe jailed (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the imprisonment of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, following his murder trial. It is likely Sutcliffe will spend most of his prison sentence in solitary confinement for his own safety....
Report ahead of jury verdict on Peter Sutcliffe at Old Bailey (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report ahead of the verdict at the Peter Sutcliffe murder trial. Looks back at the trial including the summing up by Justice Boreham. Also includes a description of the survivors and relatives of...
Royal Family on press intrusion and inaccuracies (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Royal family’s views on the press. Includes excerpts of an interview with Princess Margaret on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs, and an interview with Princess Anne and Mark Phillips. Male...
Naim Khader assassinated in Brussels (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the assassination of Palestine Liberation Organization official Naim Khader in Brussels. Khader was gunned down in Franklin Roosevelt Avenue while walking from his apartment to the PLO office, both...
Ronnie Biggs released in Barbados (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on train robber Ronnie Biggs and the unsuccessful attempt made to extradite him from Barbados. Includes an interview by Paul Cable who speaks to Ronald Leslie, who helped Biggs escape from Wandsworth...
Northern Ireland protest in New York during Prince Charles visit (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on a protest in New York during a visit by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. Irish-American protesters were demonstrating outside the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Centre against the British...