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185 results found for '"Death penalty"' in Keywords.
Bermuda hangings racist? (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jo Richardson MP on the two Bermudans that were hanged. She said that if the criminals were white and not the victims the killers would have been reprieved from the death sentence. She also...
Arthur Bottomley on UKs responsibility to Bermuda. (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Arthur Bottomley on internal affairs in Bermuda and Britainâs responsibility to the nation. Why we are sending troops to Bermuda and in effect helping them with the death penalty when we...
UK Troops leave Bermuda (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Chris Lodge reports on the decision to remove the British troops from Bermuda. It looks at the impact of the army on the riots and the relaxation of the curfew. Also calls to abolish the death penalty in...
David Simpson wins Nobel Peace Prize (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
David Simpson of Amnesty International is interviewed after the organisation was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize. He describes the role and main aims of Amnesty. Male interviewer not identified.
Whitelaw speech on law and order (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Allen reports on Willie Whitelaw’s speech on law and order from the Conservative Party conference 1977.
Conservative conference (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Conservative Party conference 1977. Includes excerpt from 16-year-old William Hague’s speech. Also heard: Keith Joseph, Jim Prior, Geoffrey Howe, William Whitelaw, Margaret Thatcher. Male...
Execution of Gary Gilmore (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interview with an American reporter on the execution (01/17/77) of American murderer Gary Gilmore who requested his own execution by firing squad. Male reporters not identified.
Bhutto reprieve appeal (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male UK MP who calls for an official British response against the forthcoming execution of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Pakistan and the implementation of...
Death penalty (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an American male speaker (not identified) on the death sentence and the call for all executions to be carried out by lethal injection. It looks at the overall opposition to the death penalty...
Demonstration at Pakistani Embassy (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Gould reports on a demonstration at the Pakistani Embassy, London in protest at the death sentence for Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan and father of Benazir Bhutto....