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Widow of Ernest Peter Brockway on press coverage (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Janet Brockway, the widow of GCHQ radio operator Ernest Peter Brockway, on press coverage of her late husband’s suicide following revelations over his involvement in the Geoffrey Prime spy scandal. Female...
London’s last lamplighter (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Cliff Buhlmann on his duties as London’s last lamplighter in charge of the Victorian gas lamps in the Temple area. Male interviewer not identified.
Carole Compton trial in Italy (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the start of the trial in Livorno, Italy, of Carole Compton, a Scottish nanny accused of arson and witchcraft. Includes interview with Compton’s ex-lawyer, Lawrence Nesbitt. Female reporter not...
South African spy scandal - Joe Klue deportation (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the case of Warrant Officer Joseph Klue, a security official at the South African Embassy in London, following his deportation from the UK on spying charges. Includes interview with anti-apartheid...
Hugh Hambleton jailed (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the trial and imprisonment of ex-NATO employee Professor Hugh Hambleton on spying charges. Male reporter not identified.
Liverpool Street station announcer (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Interview with a male station announcer at Liverpool Street station in London (identified only as Gus), who uses a megaphone. Includes recordings of Gus’s announcements. Male interviewer not identified...
Holland 1 submarine resurfaces (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Compton-Hall, curator of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport in Hampshire, on the resurfacing of Britain’s oldest submarine, Holland 1. Male interviewer not identified.
Bruce Kent on direct action (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Bruce Kent, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), at the group’s conference in Sheffield, on increased peaceful direct action, and on a call for the UK withdrawal from NATO...
Tribune takeover bid - Chris Mullin on staff view (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Editor of Tribune, Chris Mullin on a bid for the paper led by Labour MP, John Silkin and Lord Bruce of Donnington (Donald Bruce), and the hostility of the staff towards the takeover. Male interviewer not...
Prison conditions in Wormwood Scrubs (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from Wormwood Scrubs prison in London, about prison conditions and administration. Speakers include unidentified male prisoners; Martin Boulter(?), Assistant Governor; Gill Jones, chairman of the...