John McCarthy birthday in captivity
- 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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LBC/IRN, "John McCarthy birthday in captivity". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0011000328004 (Accessed 26 Apr 2025)