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Laker on new London tourism company (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with businessman and founder of Laker Airways, Freddie Laker, at the launch of a new London children’s tourist company called Kidding Around the Capital, formed by one of his old employees, Chris...
Queen visits Kew Gardens (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report on the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Kew Gardens in West London to open the restored glasshouse. Includes vox pop with members of the crowd. Female reporter not identified. Sound is in mono.
New Cross fire inquest (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Tim Crook reports on an inquest into a fire in New Cross, South London, on 18/01/81 where 13 young black people died during a birthday party. The jury returned an open verdict but the victims’ relatives...
New Cross fire father interviewed (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Charles Collins, father of Steve Collins, one of 13 victims who died in a fire in New Cross, South London on 18/01/81 during a birthday party. The jury returned an open verdict but the...
Jail for Manley Francis, Peckham landlord (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tim Crook reports on the trial at the Old Bailey of Peckham landlord, Manley Francis, jailed for ten years for carrying out a reign of terror against his tenants. Includes interviews with tenants Russell...
Jim Jardine on mob violence (1982)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Chairman of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine, about violent crime and mob violence, during the group’s annual conference in Scarborough.
Leicester Square murder (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference featuring Detective Superintendent Tony Poole on a murder hunt for the killer of restaurant owner Mr Richi(?) - stabbed during a robbery at his workplace in Leicester Square by a member of...
Wife of killer calls for new investigation (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the wife of an alleged murderer convicted in 1976, calling for a new police investigation into her husband’s case. Wife, murderer, and male interviewer not identified. May refer to the case...
Dig on Billingsgate site (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from a viewing gallery above an archaeological dig on the former site of Billingsgate Market, in the City of London. Includes interviews with John Schofield; Portia Askew, Museum of London; Rose...
Police Federation conference (1982)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Chairman of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine, during the group’s annual conference in Scarborough, responding to an address by Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw on an effective penal system. He...