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  1. Life of treacherous spy Michael Bettaney (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    An analysis of the background of Michael Bettaney, the MI5 agent who broke the Official Secrets Act by passing sensitive documents to the Russians. Speaking are friend Pauline Harrison(?); neighbour Jim...

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  2. Official Secrets Act (1984)

    Genre
    News report

    Tim Crook reports on the Official Secrets Act, the way it is used, and how it has been kept on the statute books by successive governments despite judges’ recommendations. Includes comment on the trial of...

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  3. Official secrets act purpose (1984)

    Genre
    News report

    Tim Crook? reports on the tenets of Official Secrets Act of 1911, and its current application in relation to the Sarah Tisdall case. Foreign and Commonwealth Office clerical officer Tisdall leaked documents...

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  4. Miners strike - Government’s involvement (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with an unidentified Mirror spokesman (poss. journalist Paul Foot) on the leaked letter to the Daily Mirror that confirmed the Government’s involvement in the miners’ strike. Male interviewer...

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  5. BBC Newsnight (1984)

    Genre
    Discussion; Interview; News report

    BBC Newsnight programme containing exclusive interview with civil servant Clive Ponting, accused of leaking documents on the sinking of the Argentine warship Belgrano in the Falklands War, prior to his...

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  6. Clive Ponting trial (1984)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Speech

    Report on the magistrates’ court decision to put forward to trial under the Official Secrets Act Clive Ponting, the civil servant who sent two documents to Labour MP Tam Dalyell about the controversial...

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  7. NewsRevue (1984)

    Genre
    Special

    NewsRevue. An episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine; Sarah Tisdall, FCO clerical officer who leaked documents; Andrew...

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  8. Decision makers (1985)

    Genre
    Documentary; Interview; Special

    Decision Makers. Looking at the prosecution under the Official Secrets Act of civil servant Clive Ponting, who was accused of leaking government secrets about the sinking of the Belgrano warship durung the...

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  9. Decision makers (1985)

    Genre
    Interview; Documentary; Parliamentary debate

    The outcome of the trial of Clive Ponting, presented by Peter Murphy. After he was cleared of breaking the Official Secrets Act the programme looks at the political outcome of the affair of leaked documents...

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  10. IBA ban Channel 4 programme on MI5 phone tapping (1985)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the Channel 4 programme MI5’s Official Secrets which was banned by the IBA shortly before transmission last night on the grounds it would have contravened the Official Secrets Act. During the...

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