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Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Day message (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Dickie Arbiter reports on a special Commonwealth Day message by Queen Elizabeth II (in her 60th birthday year). Includes an excerpt of her message - delivered from Australia - addressing young people and...
Liverpool Militant report (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the decision of the Labour Party’s National Executive Council to accept a report that found the Militant group in Liverpool to be breaking the Party’s constitution. Includes interviews with...
Lambeth Council decision on rates (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the court decision over Labour-controlled Lambeth Council, London, which marks the loss of the council’s battle over rates. Includes interviews with Ted Knight, council leader; Jim O’Brien,...
Sellafield report (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the findings of a House of Commons Environment Committee report on the Sellafield nuclear site and the disposal of nuclear waste, following a radiation leak earlier in the year; Includes...
Nightline (1986)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; News report; Phone-in; Talk show
David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand, is interviewed on Nightline via a link-up with 3ZB in Christchurch, New Zealand, on the subject of a nuclear-free Pacific. Includes public phone-in; weather...
50th anniversary of Spitfire aeroplane (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the 50th anniversary of the Spitfire fighter plane. Recounting their experiences and praising the aircraft’s qualities are: Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp; Group Captain Brian Kingcome; Air Chief...
Royal Greenwich Observatory threatened with closure (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the news that the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Sussex will have to close and/or relocate as a result of financial cutbacks. Includes Head of the Observatory’s Time Department, Dr John...
Police officers charged over assault on youths (1986)
- Genre
- News report
Report on four police officers (Michael John Gavin, Edward Napier Maine(?), Michael John Parr, Nicholas John Wise(?)) who have been charged in connection with an assault on five black and white youths in...
Report on Sellafield health risks (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports on the health risks posed by Sellafield nuclear power station. He speaks to Joan King, widow of Sellafield process worker Harry King who contracted fatal health problems after plutonium...
Public inquiry into Tottenham riots (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the inquiry into the Broadwater Farm riots. Includes testimony of Floyd Jarrett, who alleges constant police intimidation and harassment; Stafford White of the Broadwater Farm Youth Association, on...