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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