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6 results found for '"Deserts"' in Keywords.
Soldiers retrace T E Lawrence’s steps in Jordan (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Report on four soldiers retracing the steps taken by T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) in Jordan almost 70 years ago. Includes interview with Captain Charles Blackmore. Male reporter not identified.
Businessman attempts to break flight record (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Millionaire businessman, 49 year-old Vijaypat Singhania, speaking moments before attempting a record-breaking flight in a microlight aircraft from London to Ahmedabad, India. Comment from current record...
Israel withdraws from Taba (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Peter Allen-Frost’s report looks at how the dispute over a small section of the northern Sinai desert known as Taba has gone on for years, the dispute over a hotel, the final withdrawal of troops and the...
Lives lost as people flee Kuwait across desert (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
47 year-old Sayeed(?) Al-Man(?) of Swansea recalls his escape from Kuwait across the desert and says people have died trying to flee the strife-torn country - one Pakistani family lost their three children...
Troops prepare for war in Gulf (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Music
James Matthews reports from with the First Armoured Division of British troops in Saudi Arabia as bandsmen play the British National Anthem to bolster the spirits of troops going to battle in Iraq. Chaplain...
Gulf war -fears for Kuwait’s condition (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a Kuwaiti on his fears for the condition of the country after the Iraqi occupation ends. Speaking as the allied ground campaign begins in the Gulf war. Interviewer not heard.