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Task force news from home

Title
Task force news from home
Genre
News report; Interview; Special
TX Date
20 May 1982
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:29:26
Description
LBC News Radio News from Home special presented by Greg Strange and Peter Godfrey and never transmitted but sent to Task Force troops during the Falklands War, with news stories, and messages from HMS Antrim families. Includes interviews with General Manager of Alexandra Palace, Louis Bizat, on the change of railway station name from Wood Green; John Edmonds, GMB, on planned national strike by power workers; GLC leader Ken Livingstone (by Jo Andrews) on appointment of Dr Keith Bright as new London Transport Chairman; Redvers Root (by Tim Arnold) on his record in praise of the Queen; Peter Fennell, Larkhill Laboratory, (by Paul Kabos) on its investigations into allergies. Peter Spencer reports on former Labour MP Bruce Douglas-Mann’s decision to resign and stand for re-election under the SDP. Syd Burke interviews officers at the Southall police open day.
Contributors
Peter Spencer; Ken Livingstone; Jo Andrews; John Edmonds; Greg Strange; Paul Kabos; Syd Burke; Peter Godfrey; Louis Bizat; Tim Arnold; Redvers Root; Peter Fennell
Keywords
Politics; London; Armed forces; Strikes; Labour disputes; London Transport; Police; UK; Political parties; Queen Elizabeth II; Railway stations; Members of Parliament; Southall; Military personnel; Electricity supply; Political allegiance; Royal family; Royalty; Disc recordings; SDP; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Warships; Policemen; Electric power; Medical research; Resignation (political); Alexandra Palace; Political appointments; Keith Bright; Wood Green; HMS Antrim; Bruce Douglas-Mann

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