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Launch of a new British airliner (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the launch of a new British airliner, a small 72-seat, propeller-driven aircraft. Looks at the first flight, with feedback from test pilot, Robin(?) Robinson, and negotiations for manufacturing....
Schoolchildren tackle knifeman (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on two schoolchildren, Claire and Lee Simmons, who tackled a man who was attacking one of their neighbours with a knife, and threatened to set their dog on him. They talk about what they did, why they...
Body found at Boy George’s home (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male police officer on the body that was found at pop singer Boy George’s home. He talks about the post mortem, the likelihood of the death having been drugs-related, who found the body, where...
Appeal for help in Suzy Lamplugh case (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference; Speech
Appeal by Detective Superintendent Nick Carter and the parents of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh after her disappearance. They talk about the circumstances of her disappearance, the last sighting of her, her...
Disappearance of Marie Healey (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Two reports on the Marie Healey case. Marie’s natural father, Lesley(?) Walker, makes an appeal for her stepfather to come forward. Detective Chief Superintendent Clive Atkinson talks about a man matching...
Hunt for the Stockwell Strangler (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the continuing hunt for the so-called Stockwell Strangler. Detective Chief Superintendent Ken Thompson appeals for people to look out for their elderly relatives, and John Mayo of Help the Aged...
Arrest of man in connection with Stockwell Strangler murders (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified police spokesman on the arrest of a man in connection with the so-called Stockwell Strangler murders. He talks about the arrest and its significance, where the arrested man is being held, and...
Retirement of Sir Ian MacGregor from National Coal Board (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the retirement of Sir Ian MacGregor from the National Coal Board, looking at the struggle between him and Arthur Scargill; his nickname, The Butcher; his influence in British Steel and the mines....
Jacob Rothschild on MacGregor appointment at National Gallery (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Jacob Rothschild, Chairman of the Trustees, on the appointment of Neil MacGregor as the director of the National Gallery. He talks about how the decision was reached, the qualities sought, and whether...
Spike Milligan on the pensioner’s allowance (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
Comedian and poet Spike Milligan reads a list of items that a pensioner can afford with the small increase in the pensioner’s allowance.