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Ken Livingstone on Kenneth Newman appointment (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone criticises the appointment of Sir Kenneth Newman as the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer?).
Retirement of Horace Cutler - Archive speech (1982)
- Genre
- Speech
Archive speech by former Greater London Council leader Sir Horace Cutler (04/77), re-broadcast to coincide with the announcement of his retirement from the Conservative leadership within the Council (29/03/82).
Horace Cutler on knighthood (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Archive interview with Horace Cutler, former leader of the Greater London Council, on receiving his knighthood. The recording was first broadcast on 17/06/79 and is re-broadcast on the occasion of Cutler’s...
Gladys Dimson resignation at GLC (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Gladys Dimson, Greater London Council housing chairman, on her decision to resign following a row over a speech by Militant Tendency member Pat Wall. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer?).
Ken Livingstone on Kenneth Newman appointment (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone criticises the appointment of Sir Kenneth Newman as the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Male interviewer not identified.
Brixton crime figures - Reaction of residents (1982)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with residents of Brixton, south London, following the release of Government figures showing increasing levels of crime in the area. Female reporter not identified.
James Hanratty inquiry (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a new inquiry into the execution of James Hanratty, hanged for killing researcher Michael Gregsten in 1961. The crime is described, as is the subsequent investigation which resulted in the...
Transglobe expedition - London organiser (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
The unidentified London organiser of the Transglobe Expedition (poss. Oliver Shepard?) on the progress of the venture, led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Charlie Burton, as the explorers head towards the North...
Notting Hill bedsits fire inquest (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on an inquest into a fire at a block of bedsits in Clanricarde Gardens, Notting Hill, west London, which killed eight people (15/12/81). Fire officer Glenn Bishop comments. Female reporter not...
Notting Hill bedsits fire inquest - Lawyer on verdict (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael O’Dwyer of the North Kensington Law Centre on the verdict of an inquest into a fire at a block of bedsits in Clanricarde Gardens, Notting Hill, west London, which killed eight people (15/12/81)....