Ex-soldier on hunger strike due to Government cover up

Title

Ex-soldier on hunger strike due to Government cover up

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:27

Description

Rebecca Broxton reports on the hunger strike by ex-soldier Mike Roach outside Porton Down research centre as he attempts to gain access to his medical records from the time he was involved in nerve-gas experiments there. Includes interview with him. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Rebecca Broxton; Mike Roach

Keywords

Government; Strikes; Right to information; Hunger; Army personnel; Medical research; MOD; Veterans; Porton Down; Billboard (radio programme); Chemical research

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