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Birmingham Six released - Speeches (1991)

Genre

Speech

Speeches by freed Birmingham Six members Richard McIlkenny, Patrick Joseph (Paddy Joe) Hill and William (Billy) Power, outside the Old Bailey, about the police and judicial system.

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5-year-old shot by police in Birmingham (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with neighbour, Katherine(?) Hetherington(?), reacting to the accidental police shooting dead of 5 year-old John Shorthouse, at his home in Birmingham on 24/08/85. Male interviewer not identified....

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Chris Mullin on Birmingham Six (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Chris Mullin, the MP who has campaigned for the Birmingham Six, reacting to the Court of Appeal’s ruling describing their reasons for quashing the convictions. On possibility of proceedings...

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EC summit in Birmingham (1992)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the EC summit which will take place in Birmingham. Labour Party leader John Smith calls for the talks to concentrate on unemployment, speaking in Brussels at a meeting of EC socialist leaders....

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Birmingham Six released - Patrick McIlkenny interview (1991)

Genre

Interview

Patrick (Paddy) McIlkenny, brother of Richard McIlkenny, one of the Six, on the release of the Birmingham Six. He calls for the resignation of Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane, who turned down their appeal in...

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Birmingham six appeal (1991)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male campaigner (possibly Chris Mullin MP?) talks about the Birmingham Six appeal and new evidence that has made the case eventually collapse. Female interviewer not identified.

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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...

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5-year-old shot by police in Birmingham (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with neighbour and babysitter, Tina Keenan, reacting to the accidental police shooting dead of 5-year-old John Shorthouse, at his home in Birmingham on 24/08/85. Male reporter not identified. (In...

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The Birmingham Super Prix (1986)

aka: Super Prix: the race that took 15 years

On 24/25th August Birmingham will host the first ever motor racing ‘on the streets’ event. It’s a first for the city and the UK and the aim is eventually to get Formula 1 Grand Prix racing on Birmingham...

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William Whitelaw on immigration searches (1980)

Genre

Speech

Speech by UK Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw to the Birmingham Community Relations Council where he announces a review of joint procedures by police and immigration officials in search of illegal...

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