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Attempts to bring Commons to order (1983)

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

Report on Speaker George Thomas’ House of Commons order that MPs keep questions brief and reduce the noise level at Prime Minister’s Question Time. Includes speeches by Thomas; Labour MP Andrew Faulds;...

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The Business Programme No.77 (1990)

The Business Programme No.77, broadcast on Monday evenings and presented by Rob Thomas. TRACK 1- Hotels - Why millions of pounds are being spent on Hotels along the M27. Interviews with: Stephen Denford,...

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DDP criticised over police prosecutions (1980)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Report on Parliamentary criticism of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sir Thomas Hetherington, over the lack of prosecutions in 26 cases between 1970 and 1979 where allegations were made that police...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Terry Waite release (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with the former Archibishop of Canterbury, Lord Robert Runcie, following the news of the release by his kidnappers of Church of England envoy, Terry Waite, following his abduction in Beirut,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Chelsea flower show (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

Robert Allen reports on the Chelsea Flower Show; focuses on display by Birmingham City Council that hopes to get into the Guinness Book of records; interviews with Carol Vorderman, television presenter;...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Kegworth air disaster - Rescues and casualties (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

A British Midland Boeing 737 has crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth in Leicestershire as it attempted to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Teenage rescuer Robert...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

SDP conference in Perth (1981)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the SDP conference in Perth covering defectors to the SDP, SDP housing policy and how the party should run itself and elect leaders, with women having an important role in the party. Speaking are...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Nazis in Britain won’t be prosecuted (1990)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Kevin Murphy reports on the defeat in the House of Lords of the War Crimes Bill which would have allowed prosecution of aged Nazis living in Britain. The debate was emotional- speeches from Lord (Hartley)...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Colonel B identified (1978)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

The anonymous British intelligence officer and expert witness dubbed "Colonel B" during the ABC Trial (an Official Secrets Act trial) was named by 4 MPs in the House of Commons yesterday as Hugh Johnstone....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Disorderly debate on Northern Ireland (1981)

Genre

Parliamentary debate; Speech

Excerpt from a Parliamentary debate on terrorist activity in Northern Ireland on 16/11/81 with Speaker George Thomas on the disorderly conduct of the 3 Democratic Unionist MPs- Reverend Ian Paisley, Peter...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio