John McCarthy thanks well-wishers
- Title
- John McCarthy thanks well-wishers
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 19 Aug 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:02:45
- Description
- Freed hostage John McCarthy saying thank you, in presence of press, to the thousands of well-wishers who have sent him cards and presents at RAF Lyneham where he has been recuperating. He reads out cards including one with a piece of the Berlin Wall. Audio very faint. Taken from ITN.
- Contributors
- ITN; John McCarthy
- Keywords
- Hostages; Wiltshire; Freedom; Military bases; John McCarthy; RAF Lyneham
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LBC/IRN, "John McCarthy thanks well-wishers". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007500395024 (Accessed 31 Aug 2025)