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6 results found for '"Stroke"' in Keywords.
Michael Smith on vasectomies (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Michael Smith, Chief Medical Officer of the Family Planning Association, on the possible impact of vasectomy upon men’s health. Smith reacts to a US study on monkeys which appears to demonstrate a...
Stroke victim dies due to NHS shortages (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Eve Conway reports on the case of stroke victim, Naomi Dixon(?), who died after she was shuttled between hospitals for seven hours in a desperate hunt for a bed. Her husband, Norman Dixon(?), from...
P.W. Botha returns to work after stroke (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Sean Johnson reports from South Africa on South African President, P.W. Botha returning to office after suffering a stroke; the power struggle between Botha and his possible replacement, F.W. De Klerk; the...
Funeral of Oliver Tambo attracts 20,000 (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the funeral of former president of the African National Congress, Oliver Tambo, in Soweto. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, British anti-apartheid movement president The Reverend Trevor Huddleston and...
Death of former Liberal leader Jo Grimond (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Tribute
Report on the death of former Liberal Party leader Lord Jo Grimond who died at the age of 80 after suffering a stroke, and looking back at his achievements. Includes archive speech by Jo Grimond at the 1988...
Thora Hird on strokes (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Simon Bates interviews actor Thora Hird on her religious beliefs, death of her husband by a stroke, and the Stroke Association, whose advertisement campaign she is involved with; she thinks it is important...