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7 results found for '"Distillers"' in Keywords.
British distillers flogged in Saudi Arabia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (original catalogue record describes him as a Birmingham engineer) endorses the flogging in Saudi Arabia of two British men, Nigel Maidment and Brian Cooper, for the illegal...
Reaction to flogging of Britons in Saudi Arabia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female relative of Nigel Maidment (who was flogged in Saudi Arabia, along with fellow engineer Brian Cooper, for selling home-distilled alcohol) gives her reaction to his punishment. Male...
Alf Morris on Thalidomide claimants inquiry (1978)
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- Interview
Alf Morris, Labour MP for Wythenshawe, says he is keen to resolve the outstanding cases of Thalidomide victims. He says there is an inquiry into the claims of 80 people who have yet to receive compensation....
Guinness fraud trial (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
James Matthews reports from Southwark Crown Court, London, on the Guinness fraud trial. The case centres on the Guinness takeover battle against Argyll for the United Distillers group in 1986. Includes press...
The Guinness Four - Sentencing and reaction (1990)
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- News report; Speech
Former Chief Executive of Guinness, Ernest Saunders is convicted of illegally rigging the stock market along with Gerald Ronson, Anthony Parnes and Jack Lyons, known as the Guinness Four. James Saunders...
Ernest Saunders on the Guinness trial (1990)
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- Interview
In 2 parts. Ernest Saunders - former chairman of Guinness and one of the so-called Guinness Four â speaks to Nicholas Leonard about the company’s takeover of Distillers. (Band 1? recorded during the...
Guinness fraud appeal rejected (1995)
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- News report; Interview; Press conference
Brian Ging reports on a rejection by Lord Chief Justice Taylor at the Courts of Appeal in London regarding the four businessmen involved in the Guinness fraud case. Ernest Saunders, Gerald Ronson, Jack...