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Edwina Currie on anti-smoking campaign and personal experience (1986)

Genre

Interview

Edwina Currie, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, on the campaign to stop women smoking, and how she had to give up housework because of a chest complaint caused by dust and mite allergies....

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Reaction to the birth of Princess Beatrice; Meatloaf at the Reading Festival; Sir Michael Horden protests about Newbury by-pass; Edwina Currie meets pensioners (1988)

Four programmes with different transmission dates in one tape. Track 1- Reaction to the birth name of Princess Beatrice, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, pub open all day: 22-08-1988; Track 2-...

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Edwina Currie back in spotlight (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Tribute

Camilla Affleck reports on Edwina Currie opening the International Book Fair in London, her statement about Salman Rushdie, and how she is writing her own book, Lifelines.

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Edwina Currie dispenses advice to pensioners (1988)

Genre

Speech

Health Minister, Edwina Currie offers advice to British pensioners, saying that they should get themselves woolly nightcaps to keep them warm this winter. The advice is not entirely well-received.

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Edwina Currie annoys pensioners (1988)

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

Nicola Gibson report on a controversial speech by Health Minister, Edwina Currie, to pensioners at a meeting in Reading; annoyed old people’s pressure groups by advising pensioners to get ready for winter...

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Edwina Currie on AIDs (1987)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Health Minister, Edwina Currie, about British tourists catching the AIDs virus when travelling abroad and about the Government’s information campaign on the disease. Male interviewer not...

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Edwina Currie in Scandinavia (1987)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Health Minister, Edwina Currie, on a visit to Scandinavia to examine health screening and disease prevention methods. Reporter not identified.

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Edwina Currie interview (1996)

Genre

Interview

Conservative MP Edwina Currie interviewed by Frank Bough to promote her new book, A Woman’s Place. She discusses the process of writing it, inspirations, setting in Parliament and plot. Also her life in...

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Edwina Currie implies Glenys Kinnock is real Labour leader (1987)

Genre

Parliamentary debate

Edwina Currie, Conservative MP speaking in Parliament implying that Glenys Kinnock, wife of Neil Kinnock, Labour Party Leader, runs the Labour Party.

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Edwina Currie on her new novel (1994)

Genre

Interview

Conservative MP, Edwina Currie talks about her new novel, A Parliamentary Affair (published 03/02/94). She says the characters are composites of several people and anyone who tries to recognise particular...

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