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19 results found for '"Lynne Mennie"' in Contributors.
Ocean Odyssey oil rig explosion (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Lynne Mennie reports on the explosion on the Odeco Ocean Odyssey oil rig and ongoing search for the missing radio operator Tim Williams. Interviews with James Murphy, survivor; Arco drilling superintendent...
Piper Alpha disaster - Occidental compensation (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Following the explosion on the North Sea oil rig, Piper Alpha, which killed 167 men, Occidental Petroleum who own the rig and Disaster Legal who represent many of the families have agreed on an average...
Scottish defeat for Labour (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Lynne Mennie reports on the fallout for the Labour Party after they lost the Govan (Scotland) by-election to the SNP with devolution and the poll tax (community charge) key issues. Includes interviews with...
Clapham rail crash (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nicky Broyd reports from the scene of the Clapham Junction rail crash (12/12/88), where emergency services say up to a hundred people are still trapped in the wreckage of two crashed commuter trains and many...
Clapham rail crash (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Lynne Mennie reports on the Clapham Junction rail crash (12/12/88). Includes interview with Dave Newton, survivor; Chris Webb, ambulanceman; Gerald Clarkson, Chief Fire Officer.
Kegworth air disaster - Rescues and casualties (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A British Midland Boeing 737 has crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth in Leicestershire as it attempted to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Teenage rescuer Robert...
Kegworth air disaster - Emergency services (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Transport Secretary Paul Channon praises the emergency services for their role in the M1 air crash at Kegworth, Leicestershire. Divisional Fire Commander Brian Kayton on the crash scene. Dr Andrew Dove on...
Salman Rushdie affair affects Britons held in Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Cooper, brother of Roger Cooper, held in Iran on spying charges for nearly 4 years without trial, talks to Lynne Mennie about the effect on Britons held there of the UK Government pulling all diplomats...
Glasgow Bellgrove rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
Lynne Mennie reports on a train crash outside Bellgrove station in Glasgow after trains travelling in opposite directions were routed to the same track. British Rail General Manager John Ellis speaks to...
Massive drugs raids in Southampton and London (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Lynne Mennie reports on the crack cocaine problem in the UK and the success of two raids in Southampton and Finchley, London seizing massive amounts of both cannabis and cocaine and arrests made with links...