Denis Thatcher and 245T poison

Title

Denis Thatcher and 245T poison

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

9 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:14

Description

Report on the involvement of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s husband Denis Thatcher in the manufacture of weed killers containing the poison 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (245T). Speakers include Dr Roger Thomas MP; Labour agriculture spokesman Norman Buchan; author Chris Kaufman. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Norman Buchan; Chris Kaufman; Roger Thomas

Keywords

Books; Authors; Poisons; Denis Thatcher; Herbicides; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Chipman Chemical Company; Portrait of A Poison: The 2, 4, 5-T Story; Judith Cook

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