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Row over GLC Northern Ireland links (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on attempts made by Labour leader Michael Foot to deflect attention away from the row over the Greater London Council’s funding of the Troops Out [of Northern Ireland] movement, and talks with Sinn...
Ken Livingstone on Northern Ireland visit (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone, following his controversial visit to Northern Ireland for talks with Sinn Fein officials. Male interviewer not identified.
Douglas Bader poem (1983)
- Genre
- Poetry; News report
Recording on a dial-a-poem service, of a poem by Sandy Gort, which appears to criticise the late and legless Second World War pilot Sir Douglas Bader. Male reciter not identified.
Roy Grimshaw, bogus doctor, sentenced (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the trial sentence imposed on 34 year-old Roy Grimshaw after he spent eight years impersonating a doctor. Includes interview with patient Susan Clarke. Male reporter not identified; female...
NHS services - Contracting out? (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Eric Green, chairman of the Contract Cleaning and Maintenance Association, claims that NHS domestic and ancillary services could be run more cheaply and efficiently by private companies. His comments come...
Hotel privatisation (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the Conservative Government’s proposed sale of British Transport Hotels. Male interviewer not identified.
Hotel privatisation - TSSA view (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male spokesman (poss. Bert Lyons) for the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) on the Conservative Government’s proposed sale of British Transport Hotels. Male interviewer not...
Tower House hostel visit (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Tower Hamlets councillors on their visit to controversial homeless hostel, Tower House, in Whitechapel, east London. They comment on poor fire standards and sanitary conditions. Also includes...
Accident claim help line for the public (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the setting-up of an accident help line to deal with unsubstantiated compensation claims. The speakers include: Andrew Lavy, Accident Help Line. Male reporter not identified (poss. Tim Crook).
Epsom race course murder (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Chief Superintendent Bernie Davies on the investigation into the murder of a young girl near Epsom Racecourse in Surrey. Male reporter not identified.