After eight special

Title

After eight special

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Jingle

TX Date

23 Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:54:03

Description

Tom Maddocks presents this After Eight special investigating alternative radio stations in London and legislation and control of them. Speaking are: Mark Ashton? and Steve Ego? (names changed for protection) of Radio Free London; Kevin Stewart and Maggie Stephenson of Radio Jackie; Conservative MP Archie Hamilton; director of radio at the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) John Thompson; LBC presenter Ross Claven(?); Conservative GLC member Richard Town; Peter Lewis of pressure group Community Communications (ComCom). Also includes excerpts from radio programmes broadcast on the pirate stations.

Contributors

Archie Hamilton; John Thompson; Tom Maddocks; Peter Lewis; Radio Jackie; Ross Claven(?); Mark Ashton?; Steve Ego?; Kevin Stewart; Maggie Stephenson; Richard Town; Radio Free London

Keywords

USA; Legislation; Government; Post offices; Crime; Public opinion; Piracy; Radio stations; Public finance; BBC; Broadcasting; Hospitals; Fundraising; Campaigns; New York; Charities; Finance; News flow; Community broadcasting; Radio; Allocation of frequencies; Politicians; Commercial radio; IBA; Local radio; Radio music programmes; Pressure groups; Radio transmitters; Independent Broadcasting Authority; Radio Jackie; Broadcasting legislation; Radio Free London; TV/radio equipment; Bromley Sound; Community Communications; Citizens’ Band Radio

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