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Abbeystead waterworks disaster - Ruling (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Interviews with survivors of the Abbeystead disaster in 05/84 on a High Court ruling that negligence by the designers, builders, and owners of the Abbeystead pumping station in Lancashire caused the...
Butler Trust awards (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Dickie Arbiter reports on the Butler Trust awards ceremony recognising excellence and innovation by people working with offenders in the UK. The awards were presented by Patron, Princess Anne. Includes...
City of London School 150th Anniversary (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Dickie Arbiter reports on the City of London School’s 150th Anniversary and the opening of a new building. Includes opening speech by Princess Anne.
High rise in crime rate (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with UK Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, about statistics showing a high rise in the crime rate. He says the figures don’t embarrass the Government and outlines some ways they plan to tackle it....
Increase in money laundering (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
John Dellow, Assistant Police Commissioner, on organised crime in the financial markets and an increase in money laundering in the UK. Follows a speech by Sir Kenneth Newman, Metropolitan Police...
Condom arrest at Heathrow (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a women (not identified) who was arrested by Heathrow Airport customs officers who discovered condoms in her luggage. The woman, a 30-year-old solicitor from north London, is now claiming...
David Mellor on drugs in the workplace (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with David Mellor, the junior Home Office minister responsible for drugs, at a CBI conference in London on drug abuse in the workplace which is an increasing problem across society. On possibility...
London pub fire leaves two dead (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on a fire at the Belsize Tavern in Belsize Park, London, where the landlord, Keith Larondie, and his daughter, Michelle died. Mrs Gina Larondie survived the fire. Includes interview with Ali ?, local...
Bernie Grant and Prince Charles meeting (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Dickie Arbiter reports on a meeting between controversial Labour councillor, Bernie Grant, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales during a royal visit to Finsbury Park, London. Includes speech by Prince Charles...
Norman Fowler on AIDS (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press interview with Secretary of State for Social Services, Norman Fowler, at a conference in London on AIDS. The conference was organised to seek ways to improve scientific predictions of the numbers of...