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26 results found for '"John Allen"' in Contributors.
Virginia Bottomley on acid house crackdown (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
IRN environment correspondent, John Allen interviews junior environment minister, Virginia Bottomley, about a call to local authorities to use their existing powers to crack down on illegal acid house...
Queen Mother celebrates 90th Birthday with visit to East End (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Music
John Allen reports for LBC Newstalk Breakfast from Canning Town in the East End of London. The Queen Mother is celebrating her 90th birthday by revisiting Canning Town and Tower Hamlets 50 years after her...
South East needs another airport runway, says CAA (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Clifford Pace(?) of the Civil Aviation Authority speaks to reporter John Allen on the need for a new runway at one of the airports in the South East. Pace feels that Heathrow or Gatwick would be the most...
UN global warming report upon which scientists agree (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A new Government plan, put forward by Margaret Thatcher, to tackle the greenhouse effect has been given a hostile reception from green groups. But scientists working on a UN report on global warming welcome...
John MacGregor on teaching vacancies (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for Education and Science, John MacGregor talks to John Allen about new figures for teaching vacancies. In London, 5.3 percent of vacancies remain unfilled and an inspector’s report on...
Screening of embryos for genetic disorders (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the success of doctors at Hammersmith Hospital, London in being able for the first time to screen embryos for inherited genetic disorders before implanting them and the ethical issues around the...
BSB announces financial package (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
British Satellite Broadcasting, known as BSB, has announced its second round of funding. CEO Anthony Simonds-Gooding says that the success of the financing and launch will depend heavily on the confidence...
Satellite TV networks merger (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
As British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plan a merger of satellite TV networks, John Allen reports on how BSB has been fraught with problems since its beginnings. Includes actuality of Sky TV...
Army sergeant shot in Finchley (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Allen reports on the shooting of a 44-year-old army sergeant outside an army caarers office in Finchley in North London. Anti-terrorist squad officers are waiting to talk to the man and Scotland Yard...
Dispute over tree-felling in Islington (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Allen reporting on three protesters perched in a 150-year-old chestnut tree in Islington to prevent it being felled under a court order secured by the owners of a nearby house. Terry Herbert of...