LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John McCarthy birthday in captivity

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

27 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:35

Description

Linda Duffin reports on British hostage, John McCarthy, who has spent a third birthday (26 November) in captivity after being kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen in Beirut in April 1986. Includes appeals for news of his condition by his mother, Sheila McCarthy, and girlfriend, Jill Morrell.

Contributors

Sheila McCarthy; Jill Morrell; Linda Duffin

Keywords

Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Birthdays; John McCarthy

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