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39,247 results found for all records.
Greenham Common arrests (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Women chant and sing in protest outside Newbury Magistrate’s court in support of the forty-four Greenham Common protesters who were arrested on New Year’s Day. An unidentified female protester says...
Hendon Police College training (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Chief Inspector Ian McKenzie of Hendon Police College on the increased use of psychology and human awareness as a part of training procedures. He explains that modern technology is increasingly used for...
Ripper trial - Media coverage (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Journalists have been found guilty of harassing Sonia Sutcliffe, the wife of Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe. To the director of the Press Council, Kenneth Morgan, it is clear that the coverage of the case...
Rayfield on Parkhurst siege (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Parkhurst Prison Governor Alan Rayfield holds a press conference about the siege in which his deputy, Gerry Schofield, was held hostage and released unharmed. Male reporter not identified (poss. Kevin Murphy).
Journalist in prison siege (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male talks about Daily Mirror journalist Roger Beam’s role in the Parkhurst Prison siege negotiations, especially his dealings with hostage taker John Bowden. Interviewer not heard.
Smoking in public places (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the rights and wrongs of smoking in public places. Includes an interview with Bob Patten, owner of the Chicago Rib Shack restaurant in Knightsbridge, who decided to segregate his smoking and...
McGarry on advertising dispute (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion
Ian McGarry of Equity and David Wheeler of the IPA on the dispute over payments to actors whose commercials are shown on two new channels, TV-am and Channel 4. Male interviewer not identified.
UK-Arab relations (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male Arab government official on reasons for the failing relationship between Britain and Arab countries. He says the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is fully responsible. He thinks...
The book of Peter Penfold (1983)
- Genre
- Drama
Drama based on the (fictional?) experiences and diary of Peter Penfold, apprentice to the 16th-century astrologer Simon Forman. No cast list provided.
General election - Margaret Thatcher on date (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; News report
Political editor Peter Allen speaks to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has announced the date of the next general election. She says she is cautiously optimistic about the result. Broadcast forms part...