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Bradford FC fire victim’s brother speaks (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Betty Lynn on the loss of her brother John Ackroyd during the Bradford City Football Club Valley Parade stadium fire. Speaks of family acceptance, how they will deal with the death and the...
Alec Askew on Land’s End school trip accident (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on press conference (with excerpts) with headmaster Alec Askew about the freak wave which swept five of his students into the sea while they were on a school visit to Land’s End, killing four. Male...
Air crash kills police over Ringwood (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the crash of an Edgley Optica police spy plane over Ringwood, Hampshire. PC Gerald Spencer, the pilot, and Detective Constable Malcolm Wiltshire, photographer, died in the accident. Includes...
British Rail engineering scaling down (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) Chairman and Managing director, Philip Norman, explains why the company must lose five thousand jobs. Their Swindon base will be the hardest hit. Swindon works...
Ronnie Biggs 20 years in Brazil (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a broadcast where former policeman, Jack Slipper, and presenter Pete Murray? spoke to Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs, who is in exile in Brazil planning to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of...
Communist Party of Britain (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, Gordon McLennan, about the problems within the party and how it should respond to the economic policies of the Conservative Government led...
Winston Churchill’s home gets plaque (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the unveiling of a blue plaque at the former home of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill. A drummer from the Grenadier Guards marks the unveiling of the plaque at 28 Hyde Park Gate, and Lady...
Video van to tackle hooliganism (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the video van, one of the anti-hooliganism devices on show at the Home Office. With comment from Home Office scientist responsible for the project, Andrew Ford; Home Office minister Giles Shaw....
Noele Gordon memorial service (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Tribute; Speech
Report on the memorial service for Crossroads actress, Noele Gordon. With tributes from Provost of Birmingham, the Very Reverend Basil Moss; television presenter, Shaw Taylor; actor Tony Adams. Male reporter...
Norman Lamont on the bomb outside his office (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Minister for Trade Norman Lamont about a car bomb that was discovered outside his office. Male interviewer not identified.