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50 results found for '"SAS"' in Keywords.
Armagh SAS presence, purely for surveillence purposes (1976)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson talks about the problems in Armagh, Northern Ireland. The SAS have been sent in for surveillance purposes. The image of the SAS is discussed, and the problems and advantages...
Captain Nairac abducted in Northern Ireland (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the commanding officer (not identified - poss. Brigadier David Woodford) of Captain Robert Nairac on his work, disappearance and the ongoing search operation in Northern Ireland. A statement...
SAS in Northern Ireland (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker about the work of the SAS, and public opinion regarding their deployment in Northern Ireland. The interview follows the abduction of Captain Robert Nairac in...
Paul Duffy shooting (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with eye witness (not identified) to shooting of IRA member Paul Duffy by the SAS in Belfast.
Ian Paisley on Bennett Report and police violence (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
The Reverend Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on allegations by Dr Robert Irwin of police violence in Northern Ireland. Paisley says Irwin claims that a former SAS man raped the...
Iranian Embassy siege - Sim Harris on rescue operation (1980)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press interview with Sim Harris, BBC cameraman (sound man?), about the rescue operation by the SAS in the Iranian Embassy siege, in which he was being held hostage. In two parts, divided by break in audio.
End of Iranian Embassy siege in London (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report following the end of the Iranian Embassy siege in London after SAS soldiers stormed the building. The gunmen, who killed one of the hostages, had been demanding the release of political prisoners in...
Rocky Ryan on release of Ronnie Biggs (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Michael (Rocky) Ryan, who says he is a close friend of Ronnie Biggs and is overwhelmed by the release of his friend. He also claims to be a former SAS man and denies reports that...
Abba Sidibe on Gambian coup (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Abba Sidibe, spokesman for the Gambian community in the UK, on the coup in his country. Male interviewer not identified.
Retrospective on Iranian embassy siege (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Malcolm Brabant retrospective report on the six day Iranian embassy siege in London which began on 30 April last year, including the role played by PC Trevor Lock, the SAS rescue operation which followed the...