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Floor collapses at East Ham flat during party (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on the floor collapsing at a Valentine’s day party in an East Ham, London flat. Speakers include various partygoers who are not identified and police Sergeant Wright. Female reporter not identified.
De Havilland Comets accident (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report looking at the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet liner, crashing in 1954 and the investigation on the structural problems following the accident and subsequent changes to aeroplane design....
Harrods bombing memorial service (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the memorial service at Westminster Abbey for the victims of the Harrods bombing (17/12/83). With speeches by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Bishop of London Dr Graham Leonard. Male reporter...
Indian diplomat murdered in UK (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on an inquiry by police in the Midlands, following the murder of Indian diplomat Ravindra Mhatre (allegedly by the Kashmir Liberation Army). Speaking are: West Midlands Assistant Chief Constable Tom...
Triad murders in Chinatown (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the murder of the wife and children of a Chinese restaurateur in Hampton, south-west London (21/01/84). Mr Hon Chiu Tang found the bodies of his wife Mai Tai Lam Tang, and children Monica and Eric,...
Teenagers murdered in Southend (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on police investigation into the murder of teenage couple Michelle Sadler and Robert Vaughan, in Southwark, south London, after their bodies were discovered in a dumper truck. With comment from...
Yoko Ono surprise visit to Liverpool (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Yoko Ono’s surprise visit to Liverpool, three years after her husband, former Beatle John Lennon’s death, to visit the places of his childhood. With comment from Yoko Ono and her son Sean...
Newspapers banned from naming witness (1984)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the row in the Old Bailey over the ban on naming the victim of a kidnapping case (Miss X, a member of a prominent public family) in the press to protect her from adverse publicity, with ensuing...
Anthony Perkins drugs charges (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on actor Anthony Perkins being arrested for bringing cannabis and LSD into the country at Heathrow Airport and his court hearing. Includes statement by Perkins. Male reporter not identified.
Launch of Sky channel in UK (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Les Gibbard(?) reports for WR News on the launch in Swindon, of the UK Sky cable channel, and the future of Sky and cable television networks. Includes interview with David Secretier(?) General Manager of...