IBA bans World in Action programme on Hong Kong

Title

IBA bans World in Action programme on Hong Kong

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 May 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Interview with Bruce Page, editor of New Statesman magazine, on the banning by the IBA of a Granada World in Action programme about corruption and poor security in Hong Kong, on the grounds that it breached the Official Secrets Act. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Bruce Page

Keywords

Data protection; Corruption; Television programmes; Hong Kong; State security; Security; Television documentaries; IBA; World in Action; Official Secrets Act; Granada Television

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