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  • Social worker on glue sniffing problem (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with social worker Bob Nightingale on an increase in solvent abuse and glue sniffing amongst teenagers in schools. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Queen’s visit to Middle East (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Allen interviews UK foreign minister Frank Judd, on the outcome of the recent visit of the Queen to the Middle East, with talks on international relations and foreign trade.

  • Battersea tower block fire (1979)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Jim Dallmeyer reports from the Castlemaine Tower block of flats in Culvert Street, Battersea after the building was gutted by fire. Female studio reporter not identified. (75-year-old Florence Fyfe died in...

  • Jubilee Line extension plans (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with GLC planning Chair Shelagh Roberts, on plans for the financing for the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line to link up Docklands to the centre of London. Male interviewer not...

  • Seal culling campaign (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Allan Thornton of Greenpeace on a campaign to prevent the culling of seals off the coast of Norway. Male interviewer not identified. Poor sound quality - very quiet audio.

  • Thatcher at Ideal Home Exhibition (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher during a visit to the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at Earls Court in West London, in which she talks about the exhibits and her own role as a...

  • Salem Hassan guilty verdict (1979)

    Genre
    News report

    Ken Dennis reports on the trial and guilty verdict at the Old Bailey of Salem Hassan, charged with the murder of former Iraqi Prime Minister General Abd ar-Razzaq al-Naif in London in 1978 following his...

  • Tachographs to be compulsory for lorries (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Allen interviews Transport Secretary William (Bill) Rodgers on legislation making it compulsory for UK lorry drivers to have tachographs in their cabs after a ruling of the European court.

  • Campaign against Unification Church (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Rosemary Stuart-Kregor about her campaign to prevent people from joining the Unification Church (also known as the Moonies) after her son Paul Stuart-Kregor joined the organisation. Male...

  • Triple murder sparks serial killer fears (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Detective Chief Superintendent George Haytes(?) on similarities between the murders of barmaid Kay O’Connor (c.1974), and nightclub hostesses, Eve Stratford (1975) and Lynda Farrow (1979),...