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John Bannon on British nuclear tests in Australia (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
South Australian Premier, John Bannon talks about the Australian Government report which says that the British Government should pay all the costs of cleaning up radioactivity caused by atomic tests in...
Britain called on to pay for Australian nuclear clean-up (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on British reaction to the Australian Government report demanding that the British Government pay the costs of cleaning up radioactivity caused by atomic tests in Australia during the 1950s and 1960s....
Arrow Air DC8 crash (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285, which was carrying 250 US military personnel on a charter flight home for Christmas, in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. An unnamed female airport worker and Staff...
Malta hijack eyewitness on massacre (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
Tony Lyons, an eyewitness to the Malta hijacking (EgyptAir Flight 648), talks about his experience and the appearance of the hijackers. Interviewer not heard. Interview preceded by actuality of gunfire from...
Pilot on Malta hijacking (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Air pilot Captain Hani Galal on the hijacking of EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo (he was forced to land the plane in Malta). Interviewer not heard.
Michael Heseltine on Star Wars deal with USA (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the agreement between the USA and UK over the Star Wars defence programme, with comment from British Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine. Male interviewer not identified.
Geoffrey Howe on UN vote on Falklands (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe is interviewed about the United Nations vote against Britain regarding Falkland Islands sovereignty. Male interviewer not identified.
Terry Waite on US hostages in Beirut (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Terry Waite’s mission to free the US hostages in Beirut. Now in New York, he declines to comment on the captors’ identity for the safety of the hostages, but does comment on progress in...
Colonel Gaddafi on Malta hijacking (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report from the USA after Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi was interviewed on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), denying that Libyans had any involvement with the terrorists responsible for the air hijacking...
George Pritchard on Rainbow Warrior verdict (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Greenpeace spokesman George Pritchard talks about the 10-year sentence given to the two people charged with sinking the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace ship bombed by French agents, in New Zealand, killing...