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32 results found for '"Jill Morrell"' in Contributors.
Jill Morrell on John McCarthy being taken hostage (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
The girlfriend of hostage John McCarthy, Jill Morrell, speaks to press about the situation surrounding his capture and imprisonment in the Lebanon and on the disappearance of Terry Waite. Morrell says the...
John McCarthy now held hostage for one year (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
A vigil is being held in St Bride’s church on Fleet Street for Lebanon hostage John McCarthy, a year after his capture. His girlfriend Jill Morrell says she believes he is still alive and having spoken to...
Jill Morrell interview (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with Jill Morrell, girlfriend of John McCarthy, who was captured in Lebanon by Jihad terrorists in 04/86; hopes his captors will listen to their pleas for open negotiations. Reporter not...
McCarthy family meet Iranian ambassador (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
John Cookson reports on a meeting between the family of British hostage in Lebanon, John McCarthy, and Muhammad-Mehdi Akhundzadeh-Basti, Iranian Charge d’Affaires in London, for discussions about his...
Jill Morrell speaks on John McCarthy kidnap anniversary (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Lisa Hampele interviews Jill Morrell, girlfriend of journalist John McCarthy, on the second anniversary of his capture in Beirut, Lebanon. Since then there has been no word from his kidnappers but she...
Freed French hostage calls for release of Britons (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the visit of freed French hostage Jean-Paul Kauffman to London at the invitation of the Friends of John McCarthy. Includes Kauffman speaking via translator- says the British ought...
John McCarthy birthday in captivity (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Linda Duffin reports on British hostage, John McCarthy, who has spent a third birthday (26 November) in captivity after being kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen in Beirut in April 1986. Includes appeals for news...
Jill Morrell calls for Government action on hostages in Lebanon (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Jill Morrell, girlfriend of British hostage John McCarthy, speaking following the meeting between Foreign Ministry official William Waldegrave and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, and...
John McCarthy family press conference (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference by Sheila McCarthy and Pat McCarthy, parents of Beirut hostage John McCarthy, in which they appealed for the release of their son, kidnapped 3 years ago. The report looks at how...
Service for Sheila McCarthy, mother of hostage John McCarthy (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Clive Myrie reports on a service of remembrance at St Bride’s Church, London, for Sheila McCarthy, mother of journalist John McCarthy who’s being held hostage in the Lebanon. Includes sermons by Canon...