Boy runs away from home to save seals

Title

Boy runs away from home to save seals

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Interview with 13-year-old Matthew Hilton, and his mother, following his return home to Sunderland, after he he ran away in an attempt to halt the planned seal cull in Scotland. He says that he is going to write a letter to the Prime Minister James Callaghan. Male interviewer not identified.

Further information

The Guardian (13/10/78), p. 21

Contributors

Matthew Hilton; Mrs Hilton

Keywords

Truancy; Seals (animals); Children (age group); Children (family); Animal welfare; Missing persons; Animals; Child behaviour; Matthew Hilton

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