Nightline

Title

Nightline

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Talk show; Phone-in; Advertisement

TX Date

18 Mar 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:54:08

Description

Nightline transatlantic special on prostitution co-hosted by LBC’s Mike Dickin and WMCA Radio’s Peter Strauss in New York, with their respective guests- working and former prostitutes Helen Buckingham and Jerry(?) Harris. Includes phone-in on all aspects of the topic. Buckingham, spokeswoman for PLAN (Prostitution Laws are Nonsense) and associate of the ECP (English Collective of Prostitutes) calls for decriminalisation rather than legalisation of the industry. With news and sports bulletins (read by the presenters) and advertisements.

Contributors

Helen Buckingham; Mike Dickin; Peter Strauss; Jerry(?) Harris; WMCA

Keywords

USA; Legislation; Crime; UK; Prostitution; New York; Prostitutes; Sexually transmitted diseases; Pressure groups; English Collective of Prostitutes; Amsterdam; Prostitution Laws are Nonsense

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