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19 results found for '"Childrens homes"' in Keywords.

  • Mother of missing schoolgirl Joanne Bringloe (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    The mother of Joanne Bringloe appeals for the return of her missing daughter. She does not know whether the girl has run away or been abducted. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Child sexual abuse at Lambeth Council home (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified female speaker describes how she discovered that her mentally disabled son had been sexually assaulted at Lambeth Council’s Monkton Street home. Female interviewer not identified.

  • Princess Anne visits Vietnamese childrens home (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Dickie Arbiter interviews Princess Anne following her visit to a home for Vietnamese children - separated from their parents left in Vietnam.

  • Stevie Wonder entertains children at birthday celebration (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report; Speech

    Stevie Wonder joined an impromptu singing session today with scores of children, when he turned up for a special birthday party at the British Telecom Tower. As Richard Armstrong reports, the pop...

  • Children abandoned in East Berlin (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    Catherine Field reports from a children’s home in East Berlin, on the plight of children left behind by parents who moved to the West after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  • Aid comes to Romania (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    A British mercy flight has returned to London after delivering over two tons of food to Romania. Over 100 passengers, including a number of exiles, made the emotional trip to ferry supplies to the...

  • Greville Janner on Leicestershire child abuse case (1991)

    Genre
    Parliamentary debate; Speech

    House of Commons speech by Labour MP Greville Janner, about the Leicestershire child abuse trial, which heard claims he’d sexually abused an orphan boy. Janner denies the allegation and condemns the...

  • Pindown victims get compensation (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Lawyer Kevin Williams on the legal proceedings to secure compensation for 143 victims of the strict Pindown punishment regime at children’s homes in Staffordshire. Female interviewer not identified.

  • Pindown victims get compensation (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with 21-year-old Nicola, victim of the Pindown strict punishment regime in Staffordshire childrens’ homes, on the compensation being finally agreed to. She explains the affect the experience has...