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Scarman on hopes for inquiry (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman) before the start of his inquiry into the Brixton race riots and police involvement in them. Comments on the splitting of the inquiry into 2 phases, areas that...
Helicopter crash off Norfolk kills 13 (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on a Wessex helicopter crash in the North Sea, off the Norfolk coast, which killed all thirteen people on board. Alan Bristow, Chairman of owners Bristow Helicopters, based at Redhill Aerodrome,...
Concorde to carry parcels for Federal Express (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the plan of Roy Watts, Deputy Chairman of British Airways, to turn two Concorde aircraft into freighters and lease them to Federal Express. Includes interview with Watts. Male reporter not...
Visiting East Berlin (1981)
- Genre
- News report
20th Anniversary report on the Berlin Wall. Reporter relates his experiences of two visits to East Berlin since the Wall was raised to divide the city. Male reporter not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett).
Tour of Highgate Cemetery (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
A tour of Highgate Cemetery, now maintained by the Friends of Highgate Cemetery. Honorary Secretary Jean Pateman describes how the cemetery began in 1839 and expanded as it grew in popularity. Judith...
Keith Castle on his second year with new heart (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Keith Castle, the first British heart transplant patient, on his second year with a new heart. Male interviewer not identified.
Ken Livingstone on Northern Ireland hunger strikers (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Ken Livingstone, leader of the Greater London Council, on the Northern Ireland hunger strikers. Male interviewer not identified.
Glorious Twelfth (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the start of the grouse-shooting season, the so-called Glorious Twelfth. Everhard(?) Gruypner(?), of the Hilton Hotel in London, on obtaining the first grouse of the year; Chef Oswald Mair...
George Young on care in the community (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Health Minister Sir George Young on a Green Paper which claims that 15,000 mentally disabled people could be released from residential care if services were available in the community. Male interviewer not...
Patrick Jenkin on reorganisation of health districts (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Patrick Jenkin, Secretary of State for Social Security, on the reorganisation of the health districts by reducing the number of management teams from 84 to 59. Male interviewer not identified.