John McCarthy release celebrations

Title
John McCarthy release celebrations
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:02:40
Description
Report from the Whitehall Theatre production of the Blues Brothers musical held in honour of the release of Beirut hostage John McCarthy (it was his favourite film and originally planned to be a fundraising event) with music heard. Audience members, actress Jean Boht and producer John Pugh comment. Charlie Stayt reports. He was released on 08/08/91.
Contributors
Charlie Stayt; Jean Boht; John Pugh
Keywords
Musical theatre; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Freedom; Celebrations; John McCarthy; Blues Brothers

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LBC/IRN, "John McCarthy release celebrations". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007300532017 (Accessed 09 Nov 2025)