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Power station accident (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (poss. Edmund Nuttall, civil engineer) on an accident which took place in the Littlebrook Dee power station in Kent, when a passenger hoist fell over a hundred feet, with men on...
Rail commuter costs increase (1978)
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- Interview
Bob Holness interviews Conservative MP for Braintree, Tony Newton, on continuing British Rail fare increases in London, and the burden this places on commuters. He blames Government policy for the rises.
Spinal bifida test ready for pilot (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with Keith Hampson MP on a pilot scheme involving a new type of testing for spina bifida. Hampson calls on the Government to consider the benefits of these tests. Male interviewer not identified...
Mercy killing of 3 babies (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with Phyllis Bowman, Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, on newspaper allegations suggesting that three babies in Nottingham in 1977 were given sedatives and deliberately underfed until...
Fishing rights (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with UK Agriculture Secretary John Silkin on EEC discussions on fishing rights. If talks are a failure, conservation measures will have to be put in place to stop the seas being fished to an...
Lottery helps worthy causes (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified - poss. Cyril Stein, Ladbrokes) on the success of their new lottery with tickets being sold at the rate of 10,000 tickets a week at 25 pence each. The profits...
Barry Bowles on his attempt to break the land speed record (1978)
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- Interview
Barry Bowles is interviewed in preparation for his attempt at the land speed record. He will drive the first British built rocket car, known as the Blonde Bombshell. He discusses the aerodynamics, the...
Pop festivals and their problems - Committee findings (1978)
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- Interview
Pop festivals and the health and safety issues. Committee member on their report’s findings and recommendations including using a system of licensing but there is disagreement on how it would work. If a...
Patient records investigation (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with Sir Idwal Pugh, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, on an investigation into the case of a consultant surgeon who refused to treat a patient with a broken spine because the hospital administration...
Teachers disciplinary tribunal (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with Terry Ellis, former headmaster at William Tyndale school in Islington, London, on the rejection of his appeal to a disciplinary tribunal over his dismissal and that of five teachers at the...