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Paul Vickers murder trial (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the background to the trial at Teeside Crown Court of surgeon Paul Vickers, after he was found guilty of murdering his wife, Margaret Vickers, in 06/79. Male reporter not identified.
Paul Vickers murder trial (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the background to the trial at Teeside Crown Court of surgeon Paul Vickers after he was found guilty of murdering his wife, Margaret Vickers, in 06/79. Male reporter not identified.
Queen visits Pebble Mill studios (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Report on the visit of the Queen to Pebble Mill, the BBC’s Birmingham headquarters, on the tenth anniversary of the opening of the studios as a network centre. Includes interviews with Ken Barton, Royal...
Sir Geoffrey Howe makes mini-budget statement to House of Commons (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
A programme based around the mini-budget statement made to the House of Commons by Conservative chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe. The speech is introduced by reporter Peter Murphy who also comments throughout...
Funeral of Iranian Embassy siege SAS soldier (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the funeral of Sergeant Leslie Barker, one of the SAS soldiers involved in ending the Iranian Embassy siege. Barker was killed on a training exercise in Oman when his parachute failed to open. He...
Light aircraft crash kills couple on board (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Piper air crash which killed Murray and Kay Silverman whilst en route from Elstree to Le Touquet, France. Includes interviews with eyewitnesses Colin Jeavons(?); Thomas Hickstone(?), aged 8;...
Air crash in Corsica kills 178 (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the crash of an Inex Adria passenger jet in Corsica. 172 passengers, including three babies, and six crew members died when the DC9 aircraft, on a day trip from Yugoslavia, crashed into the San...
Cannabis smugglers convicted (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Tim Crook reports on the case of 13 men convicted by Judge Richard Lowry of smuggling cannabis from north Africa to Cornwall. Includes an interview with the head of Scotland Yard’s drug squad who led...
Prince Philip plane involved in near miss with jumbo jet (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a mid-air near miss - or air miss - involving Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s Andover plane which came within two miles of a British Airways jumbo jet over London. The prince, who was reported...
Prince Philip on Salford University funding (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a bid by the University of Salford to fund itself by establishing links with commerce. The bid is supported by the University’s chancellor, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who says protests...