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Memorial ceremony for WPC Yvonne Fletcher (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Tribute
Report on the ceremony unveiling a memorial for WPC Yvonne Fletcher, shot and killed last year during a demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy in London, and whose death led to a police siege of the...
Wife murder suspect in Michael Joynes death (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the case of Michael Joynes, who was believed to have committed suicide in the River Medway at Motney Hill in Kent in 1984, but whose wife, Linda, has now been accused of his murder by encouraging...
Anthony Baldessare siege (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Streatham police siege where Anthony Baldessare, wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies, shot himself. Includes Commander Alex Marnock defending the cautious police approach,...
Iranian link in the M4 stabbing of Emad Hamoudi (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the M4 stabbing of Iraqi Doctor Emad Hamoudi, who had been outspoken about the Iranians and received threatening phone calls after his letter on the Iran-Iraq war was published in a local...
House of Lords televised (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the first day’s television transmission from the House of Lords as a six month experiment, including demonstration in the public gallery in support of striking miners. Includes opening words by...
Barking restaurant murder case (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the trial acquittal of David Maxwell for the revenge killing of Jimmy Waddington and David Elmore, at a Barking restaurant on 14/02/84. Maxwell’s accomplice Ronald Reader has since gone into...
Economic crisis for sterling (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the latest economic crisis for sterling and increase in the base interest rate to 12 percent, with concerns over inflation and higher mortgage rates. Includes Commons exchanges between Chancellor...
Funeral service of murdered Aristos Constantinou (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the funeral service at St Marys Greek Orthodox Church in Wood Green of the murdered Greek fashion tycoon Aristos Constantinou, who was shot dead by burglars in the chapel of his mansion in...
Launch of murder hunt after robbery of army wages vehicle (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the launch of a murder hunt following the discovery on a mountain track near Edinburgh of the bodies of two army personnel from Glencorse Barracks and a civilian driver, and their abandoned wages...
Alan Peary life sentence for Bexleyheath railway rapes (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Bexleyheath rapist Alan Peary, who has been sentenced to multiple life sentences after admitting ten sex attacks on women as they travelled on trains or walked near railway stations in south...