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Inquiry report into Land’s End school drowning (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the inquiry report into the drowning at Land’s End of four boys from Stoke Poges Middle School, which recommends better planning and preparation of school trips and supervision of children in...
Chelsea Barracks bomb discovery (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the discovery and making safe of two bombs outside Chelsea Barracks, the subject of an IRA attack in 1981, amid fears the IRA may be launching a new bombing campaign on mainland Britain, with the...
CBI conference-wages and industrial relations (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the CBI conference in Yorkshire and the speech by CBI Director-General Sir Terence Beckett (excerpts heard), in which he states employers should not allow unearned pay increases. Also speech by...
Concluding report on CBI conference (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Concluding report on the CBI conference in Yorkshire. Includes speeches by CBI Director-General Sir Terence Beckett, in which he states employers should not allow unearned pay increases; Roland Long of...
Failure to demolish Hackney tower block (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the failure to fully demolish one of the tower blocks on the Trowbridge Estate, Hackney which the GLC and Hackney Council are planning to replace with low rise traditional social housing. Includes...
Liverpool City Council climbdown over legal rate (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the climbdown by Labour-controlled Liverpool City Council in its battle with the Government over setting a legal rate (local tax), by reaching a settlement and lifting the threat of bankruptcy over...
Kenneth Newman on inner cities (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Kenneth Newman’s interview with journalists, including the Daily Mail’s Ann Leslie, for Channel 4’s Face the Press programme, following recent riots. Includes...
State visit to UK by Amir of Qatar (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, during his state visit to Britain. Includes extract of speech by the Queen on the shared concern...
Johnson Mathey bank affair (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour MP Brian Sedgemore’s Commons call for an inquiry into the Johnson Matthey affair and allegations of fraud in the wake of the bank’s collapse and takeover by the Bank of England. Includes...
Bamber family murders (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the murder of five Bamber family members at White House Farm in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, with Sheila Bamber at this stage being held responsible for the shooting dead of her parents Nevill and...