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Manslaughter verdict for man who killed child in mistaken revenge attack (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
In a revenge attack on the man his wife accused of rape Alan West set fire to the wrong house killing six-year-old Paul Butler. Report on his acquittal of murder but being found guilty of manslaughter on the...
Moors body discovered (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Moors murderer Myra Hindley confessing to the murder and providing the police with new information on two of the victims, Pauline Reade and Keith Bennett, leading to the discovery of Reade’s...
Homosexual killer Michael Lupo case (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on case of Italian serial killer Michael Lupo, who killed four homosexuals after discovering he had contracted AIDS, following his conviction. Detective Superintendent John Shoemake(?) who was in...
Knightsbridge safe deposit robbery (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on an armed raid on the Knightsbridge Safe Deposit Centre in Brompton Road, London (14/07/87). The story given by manager Parvez Latif of the robbery is reported (he was later found to be involved)....
Philbert McLeod shooting (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a defendant, Philbert McLeod, being shot on his way to the witness box at Camberwell Magistrates court in south London. The assailant concealed the gun in a KFC bucket before being overpowered by...
Welsh miners’ conference and the 6-day week (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
On the 6-day week. NUM General Secretary Peter Heathfield talks about rejecting the proposal; delegate John Connen(?) talks about the human reasons for rejecting it; Leicestershire’s Jack Jones says that...
Neil Kinnock speaking at the TGWU conference (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour leader Neil Kinnock speaking at the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) conference, in Scarborough. Kinnock talks about the need for support of the one member, one vote scheme; also...
TGWU conference - one member, one vote (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
TGWU conference delegate Kevin Coyne(?) speaks against the one member, one vote system; General Secretary Ron Todd speaks in favour of it. Male reporter not identified.
British Coal and reaction to the 6-day week (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Welsh miners and reaction to the 6-day week and to British Coal’s plan to consider non-NUM miners for the running of the Margam pit. NUM President Arthur Scargill says this would be a bloody...
End of the Welsh miners’ conference and retirement of Mick McGahey (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report looking back at the week’s conference of Welsh miners: division over the 6-day week, ballots on strike action; the retirement of NUM Vice-President Mick McGahey. McGahey speaks about the...