Iraq appeal for the release of Ride and Wainwright
- Title
- Iraq appeal for the release of Ride and Wainwright
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 12 Feb 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
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- Duration
- 00:08:07
- Description
- The unsuccessful Baghdad appeal by Director-General of the Red Cross, Mike Whitlam for the release of Paul Ride and Michael Wainwright, who are serving Iraqi prison sentences for allegedly entering the country illegally from Kuwait. Angela Rippon live Drivetime interviews from Heathrow Airport with Julie Ride about her visit to her husband, and with Whitlam about his talks on behalf of the families with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz.
- Contributors
- Angela Rippon; Mike Whitlam; Julie Ride
- Keywords
- Immigration; Prisoners; Iraq; Tariq Aziz; Paul Ride; Michael Wainwright; British Red Cross; Michael Whitlam
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LBC/IRN, "Iraq appeal for the release of Ride and Wainwright". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000900300003 (Accessed 30 Apr 2025)