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Reg Price receives kidney from wife (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Reg Price having received a kidney from his wife, Janet. She talks about the decision and Reg speaks about the amazement of medical staff that his wife’s organ was compatible, and how he feels...
Patrick Moore on Royal Observatory telescope (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Patrick Moore on the 28-inch refracting telescope at the Royal Observatory. He talks about how it is one of the largest telescopes in the world, how long it has been there, the groundbreaking things it has...
Paul Rogers on nuclear weapons accidents (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Paul Rogers of Bradford University talks about the need for information on accidents involving nuclear weapons, the need for a freedom of information act, what sort of accidents have happened but been...
Black policeman used in recruitment drive forced out of the force? (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on claims that a black policeman used in a recruitment drive was forced out of the force. Includes the officer himself, PC Edgehill, talking about why he thinks he was forced to resign, and whether he...
Police officer held hostage at gunpoint (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Inspector Colin Handy speaks about a police officer being held hostage at gunpoint in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, after a burglary went wrong. No shots were fired and the officer, PC Bill Matthews, was...
UNICEF members arrested on child pornography charges (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the arrests of members of UNICEF, including its director in Belgium, on child pornography and child abuse charges. Looks at who was arrested, and where, what was found, and the UNICEF response....
Closure of Iranian Consulate in Manchester (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe interviewed on the announcement of the closure of the Iranian Consulate in Manchester, following on from Iranian charges against a British diplomat. He says the situation...
40th anniversary of the Marshall Plan (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the 40th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Includes excerpts from speeches by US Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, and Conservative Party Chairman, Norman Tebbit. Male reporter not identified.
Middle East conflict (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified (Arab Palestinian?) male on conflict in the Middle East. Looks at the prospects for peace, twenty years on, and whether the Israelis really want peace at all. Male interviewer not identified.
Ronald Reagan on US-Soviet arms discussions (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference by US President Ronald Reagan, on the Soviet Union. He talks about discussions between the US and USSR on missiles, the need to reduce the number of nuclear weapons, whether there will be a...