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33 results found for '"John Cookson"' in Contributors.
Iranian minesweeping (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report by John Cookson from Iran, following the decision to allow foreign journalists into the country again; reports on funerals in Tehran of pilgrims claimed killed by Saudi Arabians; interview with...
Notting Hill Carnival riots (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
John Cookson reports on the aftermath of the Notting Hill Carnival (08/87) where one person died (stallholder, Michael Galvin) and 100 were injured following disturbances involving policeman and rioters....
Notting Hill Carnival - Michael Galvin murder (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
John Cookson reports from the Notting Hill Carnival (08/87) in West London. Reports on the death of stallholder Michael Galvin. Includes interviews with organiser, Joyce Bacchus; Steve Wilmott, police...
Notting Hill Carnival - Police operation (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
John Cookson reports from the Notting Hill Carnival (08/87) in West London. Focuses on the police operation during the Carnival with press conference featuring Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Paul...
Iranian minesweeping (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Cookson reports on the Iranian Navy showing how they are clearing up mines in the Persian Gulf; interview with Captain Faramarz Khosmanesh on board one of the minesweepers.
Briton in Turkish jail begs Thatcher for help (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Briton Al Cimino(? - pronounced Chimeeno), from Swansea, has made a desperate plea to be rescued from the Turkish jail in which he has been held for ten years, having been given a life sentence for...
Police hunt IRA terrorists in Battersea (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
John Cookson reports from Scotland Yard on a police hunt in London for two suspected IRA terrorists whose cover was blown after a bizarre incident in Battersea in which a youth was shot as he attempted to...
Boy George on Moscow concert (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
John Cookson interviews singer, Boy George (George O’Dowd) about a proposed concert in Moscow to coincide with the USSR-USA peace summit. He believes the concert was cancelled due to bad press about his...
Ebadollah Nooripour freed (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
John Cookson reports on the early release of an Iranian terrorist, Ebadollah Nooripour, as relations between Britain and Iran improve; possible effect on the hostages in Lebanon; interview with John Waite,...
Nelson Mandela 70th birthday concert (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
John Cookson reports on the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute concert at Wembley Stadium, London. Includes music excerpts; speeches/interviews by/with Sir Richard Attenborough; Archbishop Trevor...