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Religious education to cross faiths (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, comments on the role of religious education teachers to teach children of other faiths. Coggan claims the job context has changed, and by keeping an open...
Government spending cuts in education (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Alan Evans of the National Union of Teachers discusses the recent cutbacks in education. He describes the effect they have had on the level of teaching staff and on the schools themselves, and believes the...
Hugh Faulkner on Help the Aged cash crisis (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Hugh Faulkner, Director of Help the Aged, describes the charity’s cash crisis and admits the programme is short, leaving many projects unfinished. The cash shortage has meant people going hungry and not...
Richard Booth, King of Hay-on-Wye (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Booth, Monarch Elect of Hay-on-Wye, discusses his village’s plans for the future, his castle, how he would rule, and the titles that he is selling off to the villagers. Since Hay is ruled by the...
Nationwide confirm house price rises (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
General Manager of Nationwide, Leonard Williams explains the rumours of rising house prices and the returning of gazumping. He concedes that rates will rise during the coming year, possibly by 12%.
Racial hatred man acquitted (1978)
- Genre
- News report
John Kingsley Read, former chairman of the National Front, was acquitted by a high court judge of using racist and inflammatory language, and for his comments about the death of a young Asian man.
Racial abuse trial feedback (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sydney Bidwell MP discusses the recent acquittal of John Kingsley Read, charged with racial abuse. Bidwell says the acquittal was unreasonable, and that Judge Neil McKinnon, who presided over the case, was...
Black barristers to boycott cases (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Following Judge McKinnon’s acquittal of John Kingsley Read on racial abuse charges, Rudy Narayan, leader of the black barristers, explains the decision to boycott cases judged by McKinnon.
John Merrill aims to walk coastline of Great Britain (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
John Merrill, from Derbyshire, England, is a marathon walker, a profession which he can be said to have created. Here he is interviewed on his aim to walk around the entire coastline of Great Britain. He...
Dangers of skateboarding (1978)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Young people in London are interviewed on the dangers of skateboarding on the streets. The youngsters claim the council needs to invest in skate parks to protect the public and give the skateboarders...