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Decision makers

Title
Decision makers
Genre
Interview; Documentary
TX Date
16 Jul 1983
Year of production
1983
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Duration
00:24:21
Description
Decision Makers. Blood Sports or Country Sports, presented by Magnus Carter. In the light of the Labour Party’s including the abolition of hunting in its manifesto, the programme examines the arguments for and against. We hear from Roy Hattersley, Labour MP; Richard Course, League Against Cruel Sports; Paul Vodden, RSPCA; Phil Drabble, writer and broadcaster; Humphrey Atkins MP and chairman of the Campaign for Country Sports; Lord Peter Melchett, landowner; George Woodrow, trade unionist. Researcher: Janice Sutherland; Engineer: Heather Branwell.
Contributors
Roy Hattersley; Humphrey Atkins; Heather Branwell; Janice Sutherland; Magnus Carter; Richard Course; Paul Vodden; Phil Drabble; Peter Melchett; George Woodrow
Keywords
Animal rights; Political manifestos; Animal welfare; Blood sports; Angling; Shooting; Countryside; Fox hunting; Country life; Pest control

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