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New Statesman Zircon article (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Interview with Duncan Campbell about the police raid on the New Statesman offices, following the publication of his article on the Zircon spy satellite system. On this being an abuse of police time, to...
Duncan Campbell on banning of TV programme (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Duncan Campbell on the BBC’s decision to ban his Secret Society programme on a secret defence project kept from Parliament. He speaks of the pressure placed on the BBC and argues that the programme does...
Duncan Campbell on banning of TV programme (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Dave Loyn reports on the BBC’s decision to ban Duncan Campbell’s Secret Society programme on a secret defence project kept from Parliament. Labour Foreign Affairs spokesman George Foulkes on the breach...
Chief Constable Anderton controversy (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interviews with the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, James Anderton, and the Chairman of the Police Authority, Steve Murphy, following a meeting at the Home Office into Anderton’s recent statements...
Arthur Scargill on Wapping dispute (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Arthur Scargill on the Wapping dispute. Deploring the violent actions of the police, which he believes to be directed by the Government, and calling for a public inquiry and the support of the Trades Union...
Launch of Super Channel (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Jingle
Report on the launch of a new English language television satellite station for European viewers, Super Channel, drawing on the best of British shows from both the BBC and ITV. Includes Carol Haslam,...
Severe weather hits UK (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on extreme snow conditions from Kent, the worst-affected county, where troops have been called in to help. Minister for the Armed Forces, John Stanley, on the response from all the emergency forces,...
Call for resignation of James Anderton (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Chairman of Manchester City Council’s Police Monitoring Committee, Tony McArdle, calls for the resignation of the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, James Anderton, following the latest expression...
A320 Airbus launched (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the unveiling of the new European A320 Airbus aircraft in Toulouse, France, attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Includes speech by Prince Charles and...
Secret Society seizure (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Special Branch’s removal of the BBC’s Secret Society television series from the corporation’s Glasgow offices following controversy over one of the programmes - on the Zircon spy...