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Merlyn Rees on freedom of information (1978)

Genre

Interview

Home Secretary Merlyn Rees on whether the UK should adopt a freedom of information act. Rees believes it would be unwise to copy legislation from the United States. Female interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Body Scanner appeal 1981 (1981)

Copy of [see also] AV769/329/S1 and AV769/337/S1. [Box 2]

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Len Murray on newspaper dispute (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Len Murray, TUC, on implications of High Court ruling ordering Daily Express journalists to handle blacked Press Association (PA) copy. Interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Times sponsored by Microsoft for one day (1995)

Genre

Interview

Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, Jake Ecclestone(?) gives his opinion on the decision of Bill Gates to purchase every copy of The Times newspaper and distribute it for free for...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

KGB handbook published (1991)

Genre

Interview

The Russian Information Service has released the Official KGB Handbook, after a copy was found in a Russian library. Melvyn Lebetkin(?) discusses the book and the KGB practices with references to spying,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Times sponsored by Microsoft for one day (1995)

Genre

Interview

American computer billionaire Bill Gates launches the new Windows 95 software. To celebrate he’ll be buying The Times newspaper, every copy of the paper for one day and then distributing it for free. The...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Robin Cook on Government’s health paper (1991)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Report on a news conference by Labour Party MP Robin Cook following his obtaining a leaked copy of the Government’s green paper on health promotion. Includes excerpt of conference on what Cook would like...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

General election - Exhausting Alliance campaign trail (1987)

Genre

News report

Report on the exhausting SDP-Liberal Party Alliance political campaign travel schedule and how journalists file copy in the 1987 General Election. Reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Labour conference-environmental issues (1989)

Genre

News report; Speech

Peter Spencer reports on the Labour Party conference in Brighton, where shadow Environment Secretary, Jack Cunningham, revealed a leaked Government copy of a draft share prospectus for the privatisation of...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ian Paisley Commons protest over Dublin order (1987)

Genre

Interview

Ian Paisley on his protest in the House of Commons, where he tore up a copy of an order originating in Dublin and upon which it had not been possible to move an amendment. On his then throwing the order...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio