Correspondence, mainly concerning requests for Party representatives to appear in television and radio programmes, and complaints of left-wing bias in broadcasts

Title

Correspondence, mainly concerning requests for Party representatives to appear in television and radio programmes, and complaints of left-wing bias in broadcasts

Shelfmark

CCO 20/12/11

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Baines, Norman Allen, Chairman, Llandegla and Bryneglwys Branch, Denbighshire Conservative Association

Bell, Sir Ronald, MP for Beaconsfield

Boddy, David, Assistant Director of Communications, Conservative and Unionist Central Office

Boyne, Sir Harry, Director of Communications, Conservative Central Office

Britto, Keith, Conservative Central Office

Clarke, Peter, Diverse Production Ltd, London

Clough, Gordon, Broadcaster and Writer at Radio 4

Davies, David, Conservative Central Office

Glencross, David, Deputy Director of Television, IBA

Gow, Ian, MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary

Gummer, John, Party Chairman (1983-1985)

Higgins, Sydney, Producer and Presenter for Radio Orwell

Holmes, David, Chief Assistant to Director-General, BBC

Howard, George, Chairman of the BBC (1980-1983)

Howarth, Alan, Conservative Research Department

Kohler, Mervyn

Lindsey, John

Mulligan, Gerry

Parkinson, Cecil, Party Chairman (1981-1983)

Price, Mary, producer: 'Any Questions?', BBC

Royle, Sir Anthony, MP for Richmond

Smith, Douglas, Chairman, Strathclyde University Conservative Association

Swann, Sir Michael, Chairman of the BBC

Thorneycroft, Lord Peter, Chairman of the Party (1975-1981)

Trethowan, Ian, BBC Director-General

Young, Sir Brian, Director-General, Independent Broadcasting Authority

Subjects include:-

Experimental broadcasting of Parliament, July 1975

Draft Letter discussing complaints about the BBC programme 'The Suffering Rich', ND [pre 1977]

Correspondence on the scheduling of an appearance by Mrs Thatcher and complaints about equal representation of Parties before the Stechford by-election, March 1977

Monitoring the presentation of the Party in broadcasts, Sep 1977

Allocation of Party Political Broadcasting in regards to upcoming local elections, March 1978

Correspondence concerning 'Panorama' interview and discussion of devolution before the referendum, Feb 1979

Memoranda concerning the Profumo documentary, Feb 1979

Bias in the BBC 'Panorama' programme 'The Tory Treatment - does it hurt?', Sep 1979

Complaints of bias in the 'Open Door' programme on 02/02/1980 and refusal of the BBC to ban its repeat broadcast, Feb 1980

The Fourth Television Channel and Welsh language programmes, March 1980

Equal party representation on Radio Orwell's 'How Are We governed?' programme, July 1980

Candidate selection process, Oct 1980

Correspondence with the Independent Broadcasting Authority and the BBC concerning coverage of the formation of the SDP, April 1981

The presence of left-wing bias in 'Something Else' programme and the dangers of broadcasters taking left-wing values for granted, October 1981

Clarification on BBC and Independent Broadcasting Authority policy concerning time given to the SDP/Liberal Alliance on by-election results coverage, Nov 1981

Representation of the Sikh community on the Advisory Board concerned with the BBC Asian programmes unit, Feb 1983

Rule prohibiting Cabinet Members from appearing on 'Any Questions?', Dec, 1983

Programme on Northern Ireland as part of Channel 4's 'Diverse Reports' series, ND [Jul 1984]

Dates for Party Political Broadcasts, Oct 1984

Casting of Channel 4 'Comment' programmes, Dec 1984

Includes:-

Minutes of a meeting chaired by Lord Thorneycroft discussing approaches to the making of a film about the Conservative Party by the BBC, May 1977

Press cuttings from the Evening News, Evening Standard, Daily Express and Daily Mail about the BBC's plans to produce a documentary on the Profumo scandal and subsequent denials of these plans, 14-15/02/79

Transcript of the Robin Day/Fred Emery interview with Callaghan on BBC 'Panorama' concerning devolution, Feb 1979

Transcript of BBC Panorama's 'The Tory Treatment - does it hurt?', 17/09/79

Information Sheets for Radio Orwell's 'How Are We Governed?' programme including episode summaries and the names of those interviewed

Transcript of Interview with Lord Thorneycroft by Gordon Cough on Radio 4, 25/01/81

Transcript of BBC World at One interview with Demetri Argovopolu and John Selwyn Gummer concerning the decline of the National Front, 30/01/1984

Date

Jul 1975-Dec 1984

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file