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Balcombe Street siege (1975)
- Genre
- News report
Breaking news of the lifting of the six day Balcombe Street siege in Marylebone, London, as four IRA gunmen are taken out under armed cover and driven away to Brixton police station. Jon Snow reports from...
Balcombe Street Siege - Gunmen surrender (1975)
- Genre
- News report
Jon Snow reports on the end of the Balcombe Street Siege (06/12 to 12/12/75), in which four IRA members had taken a flat’s two residents, John and Sheila Matthews, captive. Includes a detailed account of...
Unfair dismissal case - Sheila Matthews wins out-of-court settlement (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sheila Matthews, who won an out-of-court settlement (04/10/76?) for unfair dismissal by her employer, McCulloch and Wallis, a wholesale drapery firm. Mrs Matthews had previously (12/75) been...
Guildford pub bombings appeal (1977)
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- News report
Report on evidence of Martin Joseph O’Connell, intelligence officer in the IRA, in the appeal of two men and one woman against their conviction for the Guildford pub bombings. He admitted involvement in...