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Sheffield wedding murders (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interviews with David Wetherill and companion George on the Sheffield wedding murders. They were called from the wedding marquee into the house by Nicola Laitner and discovered the body of her father,...
Greenham Common protest (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the protest outside Greenham Common air base before the first nuclear Cruise missiles are installed, and attempt to tear down the perimeter fencing. Includes actuality and interviews with Assistant...
Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech (1983)
- Genre
- Advertisement; News bulletin; Special; Speech
Live coverage of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s keynote speech at the end of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool and following the resignation of Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson over his...
IRA supergrass arrested after retracting evidence (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Geraldine Lean on the re-arrest for murder of her husband Robert Lean of the IRA’s Belfast Brigade following his retraction at a press conference of fabricated evidence against prominent IRA...
Released IRA man claims RUC attempted bribery (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with leader of the IRA’s Belfast Brigade Eddie Carmichael on his release from custody after Brigade member Robert Lean retracted fabricated evidence, and also claiming he was offered 300,000...
UDR man Cyrus Campbell shot dead (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the shooting dead by gunmen of Cyrus Campbell, a part-time member of the UDR, on the road near Auchnacloy. Includes friend and local MP Ken Maginnis on the shooting and implications for the...
Inquiry into Maze Prison breakout (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Northern Ireland minister Nicholas Scott on the setting up of an inquiry under Chief Inspector of Prisons Sir James Hennessy into the breakout of IRA prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern...
Kincora Boys’ Home inquiry report findings (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on Sir George Terry’s inquiry report into child sexual abuse by staff at the Kincora Boys’ Home in Belfast, which finds there was no homosexual vice ring involving prominent figures, or police...
IRA supergrass on escape and retraction of evidence (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Robert Lean of the IRA’s Belfast Brigade on his escape from police custody and his retraction at a press conference of fabricated evidence against prominent IRA and Sinn Fein members after...
Belfast seminar on city regeneration (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with MP Chris Patten on the seminar in Belfast today to discuss a co-ordinated approach to the regeneration of the city centre involving public resources and private inititiatives, and also future...