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Michael Smith on vasectomies (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Michael Smith, Chief Medical Officer of the Family Planning Association, on the possible impact of vasectomy upon men’s health. Smith reacts to a US study on monkeys which appears to demonstrate a...
Butterfly bomb discovered at Basingstoke museum (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male museum manager(?) describes the discovery of a butterfly bomb at Basingstoke Museum, and its removal and destruction by a bomb disposal team. Male interviewer not identified.
Man died after beating by bouncers (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Matthew Bowles, the brother of a man who died after being beaten up by bouncers, on his plans to launch a campaign to make all bouncers sign a register so as to eliminate the criminal element. Bowles...
Vandals put gas cannisters on railway tracks (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
British Rail spokesman Maurice Holmes describes how vandals are placing gas canisters on railway tracks and how, if hit by a train, this could result in an explosion. Holmes says the British Transport Police...
Bertram Bowyer on reform in House of Lords (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative Whip in the House of Lords, Bertram Bowyer (Lord Denham) on rules inside the House of Lords and the possibility of future reform. He adds that the House of Lords is more civilised than the House...
Alan Richards on Albert Einstein (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Photographer Alan Richards, author of Einstein As I Knew Him (published on the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s birth), describes meeting the scientist Albert Einstein in 1944 and taking his picture during...
Peter Shore on council housing (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for the Environment, Peter Shore on government plans to prevent the public from buying council homes. Shore argues that people who can afford to buy a house should do so from the private...
Roy Mason on Bennett Report (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Roy Mason on the results and recommendations of the Bennett Report, which investigated reports of injuries sustained by prisoners while in police custody. Mason says...
Ted Benton on travelling entire tube network (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
London Transport employee Ted Benton(?) on travelling the entire London Underground network in a single day to raise money for a kidney machine. Unidentified female traveller adds that the tube system is...
Sidney Shore on psychiatric patient release (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Sidney Shore(?), administrator for the Essex Health Authority(?), says psychiatrists were responsible for the release of a psychiatric hospital patient who went on to kill again. Conservative MP for...