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233 results found for '"Birmingham"' in Keywords.
Violence at the Ladywood by-election (1977)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report
Report by Ed Boyle on the violence at the by-election in Ladywood, Birmingham. Looks at the violence on the day, and during the announcement of the results and at the violence directed at the National Front....
Fox and Goose pub back in business (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Clutton, landlord of the Fox and Goose public house in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, on the celebrations taking place to mark their being back in business, the brewery being on standby for further...
Handsworth riots (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Interview
Report on race riots in Handsworth area of Birmingham following National Front meeting attendees stumbling on a demonstration against them. Includes actuality from the riots; comment from Superintendent Bob...
Birmingham smallpox outbreak (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified hospital spokesman (poss. Jim Clayton?) on the Birmingham smallpox outbreak. 40 year-old Janet Parker died early this morning (11/09/78), but 260 others have been cleared by the...
Teenage marriage in Birmingham sparks debate (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
The 16 year-old daughter of Mrs Barbara Williams from Birmingham was married without her parents’ consent. She was married in a local church, and Mrs Williams expresses her disgust towards the clergyman...
National Front demonstration in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mike Henfield reports on a National Front demonstration and left wing counter-demonstration in Birmingham; eye witness report by Ian Webster; interview with Chief Constable Philip Knights.
GLC road network plans (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker praises the Greater London Council’s plan to improve the road network in London, but claims that more needs to be done. He says that London is behind cities such as Paris and that...
Smallpox outbreak in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an outbreak of smallpox at a medical laboratory in Birmingham where anatomical photographer Janet Parker has caught the disease. The WHO’s Dr Ian Carter is flying in to investigate and some...
Smallpox in Birmingham (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. James McGee of the World Health Organisation (WHO)) on the control of an outbreak of smallpox from a laboratory in Birmingham and the WHO’s role in the...
Smallpox quarantine for would-be bride (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Kathy Hyde tells of how she will be spending today in quarantine rather than getting married after being in contact with smallpox. There has been an outbreak from a laboratory in Birmingham. Male interviewer...