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Philip Aldridge trial for KGB espionage (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the trial of Lance Corporal Philip Aldridge, who has pleaded guility to passing documents to the Soviet KGB. Male reporter not identified.
Palace intruder released (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the release following a tribunal hearing of the Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan, who managed to get into the Queens’s bedroom when suffering from mental illness. Includes statement by...
Alexandra Palace repairs (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Report on the delay in the implementation of Haringey Council’s scheme to repair the Victorian Alexandra Palace following the fire, pending the outcome of a public inquiry, and on future plans for the...
Kidnap Emmanuel Xuereb and press conference after release (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the abduction and holding for ransom of Bromley wine merchant Emmanuel Xuereb and his wife, and the subsequent arrest of the four man kidnap gang. Includes original media briefing by Scotland...
First alert status for Thames Barrier (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the first alert status for the new Thames Barrier, raised last night as a flood defence against an unusually high tide. Includes interviews with Barrier Deputy Managers John Holloway and Michael...
New compulsory seat belt law (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on motorists’ compliance with the new compulsory seat belt law which came into force this morning. Includes interviews with motorists and Chief Superiintendent of the Metropolitan Police Traffic...
Howard League seminar (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the first of a series of seminars at King’s College, Cambridge organised by the Howard League for Penal Reform to examine the future of the criminal justice system in Britain. Includes speeches...
Standard drama award winners (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the 1983 Standard Drama awards. Includes interviews with Tom Stoppard, who collected an award for his play the Real Thing; Dennis Waterman, actor and star of best musical Windy City; and with its...
Variety Club award winners (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the 1983 Variety Club Showbusiness award winners. Includes interviews with comedy duo Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball, Showbusiness Personalities of the Year; veteran actress Irene Handl, special award...
Thatcher at Conservative trade union rally (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech at a Conservative trade unionist rally in Bristol. Includes extracts, with Thatcher on her Government’s determination to stick to its economic policy...