File containing:

• file labelled : `BBC correspondence. March 1985-' : papers concerning SDP's complaints against the BBCand the Independent Broadcasting Authority on the grounds of unbalanced news coverage of the SDP/Liberal Alliance in comparison with the Labour and Conservative parties; includes memoranda and data relating to survey carried out by Alistair Hetherington on news coverage of the miners' strike, Mar-Oct 1984; copy correspondence with solicitors/BBC officials; copy news cuttings, press releases and statements; draft article for the Sunday Times by David Owen, 28 Apr 1985, `BBC bias'
• file including press releases of statements/speeches made by David Owen on various issues, transcript of interview with David Owen conducted for the BBC by Michael Charlton, copied news cuttings on statements made by David Owen and making of SDP Party Political Broadcast starring John Cleese, Oct-Nov 1985; with memorandum to David Owen suggesting that he give a series of lectures on constitutional reform to increase media coverage given to the Alliance

Originally in black box file