LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John McCarthy thanksgiving service

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

3 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Report from a special thanksgiving service at St Bride’s, Fleet Street, London for the return of Beirut hostage John McCarthy. Includes music; speeches from John McCarthy (reading poem); former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Robert Runcie; Air Force Sergeant David Say(?), nephew of hostage Terry Anderson reading list of those still held. Simon Israel reports.

Contributors

Robert Runcie; Simon Israel; John McCarthy; David Say(?)

Keywords

London; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Journalists; Freedom; Church services; Terry Anderson

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