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Anthony Baldessare siege (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Streatham police siege where Anthony Baldessare, wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies, shot himself. Includes Commander Alex Marnock defending the cautious police approach,...
Iranian link in the M4 stabbing of Emad Hamoudi (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the M4 stabbing of Iraqi Doctor Emad Hamoudi, who had been outspoken about the Iranians and received threatening phone calls after his letter on the Iran-Iraq war was published in a local...
House of Lords televised (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the first day’s television transmission from the House of Lords as a six month experiment, including demonstration in the public gallery in support of striking miners. Includes opening words by...
Prison chaplain with AIDS (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with an unidentified male who is concerned he may have contracted AIDS following a short homosexual relationship with a prison chaplain who was revealed to have AIDS. Male interviewer not...
Barking restaurant murder case (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the trial acquittal of David Maxwell for the revenge killing of Jimmy Waddington and David Elmore, at a Barking restaurant on 14/02/84. Maxwell’s accomplice Ronald Reader has since gone into...
Discovery of abandoned newborn baby (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Tony Baker, who discovered a newborn baby boy in a plastic bag in a park, and with Mrs Dewsnap(?) and daughter Susan, who took the baby in and called the police. Male interviewer not identified.
Economic crisis for sterling (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the latest economic crisis for sterling and increase in the base interest rate to 12 percent, with concerns over inflation and higher mortgage rates. Includes Commons exchanges between Chancellor...
Putney Hill gas explosion (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Senior Fire Officer Jim Gurney pays tribute to fire brigade personnel following the gas explosion at a block of flats on the Manor Fields Estate in Putney Hill, London. Also on the extensive damage and heavy...
Deptford fire deaths truth may now be out (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with George Francis, parent of one of the fourteen young black partygoers who died during a fire at a house in Deptford on 18/01/81, the original inquest having returned an open verdict. Francis...
Sale of Dorchester Hotel to Sultan of Brunei (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Director of Regent International Joe Shelton on the sale of the Dorchester Hotel to the Sultan of Brunei for £40 million, on the understanding that the group will continue to manage the...