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John Biggs-Davison on letter bomb (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir John Biggs-Davison on a letter bomb addressed to him which was intercepted by workers in the House of Commons post office. He says he may have been targeted because of his involvement in Northern Irish...
Rail passengers on price and quality of train travel (1981)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with four unidentified male and four unidentified female rail travellers, on the cost of rail travel and the quality of trains. Reporter not heard.
Winston Churchill on Government defence cuts (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP, Winston Churchill about the defence cuts proposed by the Government. Male interviewer not identified.
Baby killed by German shepherd dogs (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Mrs Ice-Leen(?), the grandmother of a baby boy who was killed by her German shepherd dogs in her back garden, denies reports that seven dogs attacked her grandson, saying there were only three dogs there at...
Dave Wetzel on London bus improvement scheme (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews Dave Wetzel, head of the Greater London Council’s transport committee, about a £600,000 scheme to improve the bus network. Proposals include the introduction of bus lanes.
Patrick Steptoe on test-tube twins (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Patrick C. Steptoe on the world’s first test-tube twins, born in Australia. Stephen and Amanda were born on 06/06/81, to 31 year-old Radmila Mays. The world’s first test-tube baby was conceived in...
Documentary casts light on hospital conditions (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a television documentary about psychiatric hospitals. The Silent Minority features St Lawrence’s Hospital in Caterham and Borocourt Hospital near Reading. Includes interview with COHSE nurses’...
Staff and patient’s parents on St Lawrence’s Hospital (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a member of staff at St Lawrence’s Hospital, on the need to restrain an 18 year-old boy. The patient was shown tied to a pillar in a television documentary, The Silent Minority. Followed by...
Healthcare professionals defend Borocourt Hospital (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Phil Coope(?) reports on a documentary that revealed conditions in psychiatric hospitals, including Borocourt near Reading. Broadcaster ATV has said it will amend some of the scenes in The Silent Minority...
Brian Wass on death of baby attacked by dogs (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Brian Wass on the death of a baby boy who was attacked by Alsation (German Shepherd) dogs. The one year-old boy, Micek(?) Cecil Francis, was being looked after by his...