Peacock Report on broadcasting

Title

Peacock Report on broadcasting

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

4 Jul 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

Report on the Peacock Report about the future of broadcasting, which cost £250,000. The committee rejected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s proposal to introduce advertising on BBC. Includes excerpts from the parliamentary debate, including speeches by Conservative MP Douglas Hurd, Labour MP Gerald Kaufman, Conservative backbencher John Stokes and Labour MP Tony Banks. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gerald Kaufman; Douglas Hurd; Tony Banks; John Stokes

Keywords

Reports; Government; Margaret Thatcher; Television; Advertising; BBC; Broadcasting; Radio; Norman Tebbit; British Broadcasting Association; Peacock Report

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