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Regulator in Lottery controversy (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Frank Partridge interviews Heritage Secretary Virginia Bottomley about the admission of National Lottery regulator Peter Davis of Oflot, that he accepted free flights to the US from GTECH, an American backer...
Rail privatisation first franchise awarded (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Paul Chapman reports on the Government’s first franchise award in their rail privatisation programme where bus company, Stagecoach, has been given the 7 year licence to operate services currently run by...
Government defeated in fishing policy vote (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Political editor Ed Boyle reports on a vote in the House of Commons where Conservative backbench rebel MPs helped inflict a two-vote defeat on the Government over fishing policy. Includes a recording of the...
Holloway Prison conditions (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Brian Ging reports on criticisms of conditions in Holloway Prison in North London, following an unannounced inspection by new Chief Inspector of Prisons, Sir David Ramsbottom, and his team of monitors. He...
MP David Ashby faces ruin after libel case (1995)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press statement extract by Silvana Ashby commenting on her estranged husband, Conservative MP David Ashby, who has lost his libel action against The Sunday Times over allegations he is a homosexual, liar and...
MP David Ashby faces ruin after libel case (1995)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press statement extract by Silvana Ashby commenting on her future and relationship with her estranged husband, Conservative MP David Ashby, who has lost his libel action against The Sunday Times over...
Royal divorce follows Queen’s intervention (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Jeff Collins reports on the announcement the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Charles and Princess Diana) have been ordered to divorce by the Queen in a letter sent to the households of the Prince, at St...
Knives amnesty begins (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Jeff Collins reports on the start of a month-long nationwide knife amnesty in England and Wales. The scheme follows the stabbing to death of London headmaster, Philip Lawrence, in Maida Vale on 08/12/95....
Sorting office on last posting day before Xmas (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jeff Collins reports from one of London’s main sorting offices at Paddington where Royal Mail staff are having to cope with the extra Christmas mail on the last posting day for first class letters. The...
Queen orders royal divorce (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with royal reporter, James Whitaker, on the news the Queen has intervened in the broken marriage of the Princess and Princess of Wales (Prince Charles and Princess Diana) and ordered them to...