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Kenneth Newman on crowd control (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Metropolitan Police Commander Sir Kenneth Newman on the publication of his annual report. He says that plastic bullets, water cannon and other weapons may have to be used in London during riots, in a worst...
Wapping picket line violence (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on picket line violence at Wapping. Conservative MP, Terry Dicks condemns the striking printworkers, whilst Labour MP, Tony Benn defends them, and blames the Police for the violent scenes. Female...
Wapping demonstration turns violent (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
A report on picket line violence in Wapping. Labour MP, Tony Benn defends the demonstrators’ behaviour, and Brenda Dean of print union SOGAT condemns the behaviour of police. Chief Superintendent Gerry...
Wapping printers’ demonstration (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
A report on the printworkers’ demonstrations in Wapping, the violence having reached its peak earlier in the week. Police Chief Superintendent Gerry Goodall expresses satisfaction with the present...
Bernie Grant on Broadwater Farm riots (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Report into the riots which took place on the Broadwater Farm estate, in Tottenham. Bernie Grant MP says the Police have brought in rubber bullets and water cannon because they cannot handle the rioters by...
Funeral of Manny Shinwell (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary; Speech; Tribute
Report on the funeral of Emanuel Shinwell (died 08/05/86), who became Baron Shinwell, familiarly known as Manny. Shinwell was born in Spitalfields, London, but moved with his Polish Jewish family to Glasgow,...
Anonymous soldier describes Army cover-up during Falklands War (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
An anonymous male soldier talks about the cover-up after a British Army helicopter was shot down by the Royal Navy during the Falklands War. The soldier claims they were told to cover up the error, and the...
Lambeth leader on Lambeth problems and solutions (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Lambeth Council leader Linda Bellos on crime and its causes, unemployment and its repercussions, the Police, and her role as Council leader. Interviewer not heard.
Linda Bellos arrested for demonstrating (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Lambeth Council leader Linda Bellos on her recent arrest during a demonstration outside the Old Bailey. Male interviewer not identified.
Margaret Thatcher meets Yelena Bonner to discuss husband’s exile (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Yelena Georgevna Bonner, a human rights activist in the USSR, whose husband Andrei Sakharov, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been exiled internally in Russia. Bonner has met with UK Prime Minister,...