Clockwork orange covert operation

Title

Clockwork orange covert operation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

Havovi Todd reports on an alleged covert British security services project, codenamed Clockwork Orange, in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Interviews with Merlyn Rees, former Home Secretary; Tam Dalyell MP; Aiden(?) Hennigan, Irish Times; Tony Benn MP. Follows a decision to launch an inquiry into the dismissal of army press officer Colin Wallace who was sacked in 1975 for disclosing classified information. For breakfast programme.

Contributors

Merlyn Rees; Tony Benn; Tam Dalyell; Havovi Todd; Aiden(?) Hennigan

Keywords

Labour Party; Northern Ireland; UK; Propaganda; Intelligence service; Military intelligence; MI5; Colin Wallace; Clockwork Orange (UK security operation)

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