Death of John Stonehouse
- Title
- Death of John Stonehouse
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
- TX Date
- 14 Apr 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
- Play audio
- To listen to the audio files, please log in.
- Duration
- 00:02:15
- Description
- Former Labour minister John Stonehouse has died of a suspected heart attack. Stonehouse, who had been Postmaster General in the Wilson government before his dramatic disappearance from a Florida beach, was rushed to hospital after collapsing at his home in Southampton. Niki Marx looks back at his chequered career; second wife Sheila Buckley and Tony Benn MP pay tribute. Also includes excerpt from interview with Stonehouse.
- Contributors
- Tony Benn; John Stonehouse; Sheila Buckley; Nici Marx
- Keywords
- Deaths; Labour Party; Members of Parliament; John Stonehouse; Politicians
The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 475 times.