Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Colin Chapman dies of heart attack (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the death of the head of Lotus Cars, Colin Chapman, from a fatal heart attack. Questions were being raised about the way Chapman was paid for his engineering services on the DeLorean car that saved...
British prisoner escapes from Spanish jail (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the wife of Spanish jail escapee John Hawkins who successfully fled the country in the boot of a car on Christmas Eve. Male interviewer not identified.
Murder of Bill McCulloch (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the murder of Bill McCulloch and the trial of his wife Muriel McCulloch who had hired assassins to kill him including James Collingwood. Speaking are: Detective Chief Superintendent David Cooper;...
Broadmoor escapee faces sentence in Holland (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Broadmoor escapee Alan Reeve who is about to be sentenced in Holland where he had shot dead a police officer in Amsterdam. He says he will fight any action by the British legal system. Male...
CND strategy (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Bill Bingham reports on the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) decision at its annual conference to commit to non-violent action and to petition for Britain to withdraw from NATO. Includes interview with...
Poison poultry scare in Liverpool (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the possible poisoning of frozen poultry at a Woolworths store in Liverpool. With comment from Woolworths General Manager Edwin Smith; Roger Yates, organiser of local animals right committee....
Jamming of BBC Polish service (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with BBC World Service Managing Director Douglas Muggeridge on the jamming of the Polish service by the BBC to the country. Male interviewer not identified.
Soviets expel British naval attache (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the expulsion from Russia of British Naval attache Captain Bruce Richardson on suspicion of spying on the Soviet Union. Includes interviews with Captain Richardson, wife Anique(?) Richardson and...
European Gateway wrecked (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Townsend Thorensen Managing Director Geoffrey Parker on the wrecking of the European Gateway vessel after a collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich and possible causes....
Sinking of European Gateway (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the recovery efforts of the European Gateway after a collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich. Crew members and passengers of the ships have been treated for shock at Essex...