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Diplock Report on phone taps

Title
Diplock Report on phone taps
Genre
Interview; Documentary; Parliamentary debate; Special
TX Date
7 Mar 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:52:32
Description
LBC Special about the Diplock Report on phone tapping and interception of mail and criticism of it, presented by Barbara Groom. Interviews with Roger Darlington, Post Office Engineering Union; Barry Henderson MP; John Gorst MP; Robin Cook MP; Duncan Campbell, journalist; Peter Hain, anti-apartheid campaigner; Peter Hyams(?), private detective. Also includes House of Commons debate involving Bob Cryer and Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw.
Contributors
Barbara Groom; William Whitelaw; Peter Hain; Robin Cook; Bob Cryer; Kathy Stokes; Roger Darlington; Barry Henderson; John Gorst; Duncan Campbell; Peter Hyams(?)
Keywords
Reports; Postal services; Post Office; Espionage; Diplock Report; Telephone; Intelligence service; Right to privacy; Interception of communication; Kenneth Diplock

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