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Archbishop of Canterbury on visit to South Africa and apartheid (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie discusses his visit to South Africa (for the enthronement of Archbishop Desmond Tutu), and the measures that must be taken to stop the apartheid regime in the...
Tutu on Geoffrey Howe’s visit to South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Archbishop Desmond Tutu criticises Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe’s visit to South Africa for diplomatic efforts at ending apartheid; criticises Margaret Thatcher for protecting the South African...
American hydrogen bomb dropped on New Mexico (1986)
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- Interview
Dave Loyn interviews Al Kerman from the radio station KOB (who lived there at the time) about a revelation that the USA dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico 25 years ago. Kerman claims there was no threat...
Battle of the Somme 70th anniversary (1986)
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- Interview; News report
Paul Maurice reports on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme (1916) and a memorial service in France where Prince Edward, Duke of Kent paid tribute to the dead soldiers. Preceded by interviews...
Karachi hijacking (1986)
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- Interview
A British survivor of the Karachi hijacking describes what happened on the plane, his feelings and how one of the terrorists posed as a passenger following the end of the hijackingbefore being spotted....
Neil Kinnock on Wapping printers strikes (1986)
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- Interview
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock condemns the violence outside News International’s Wapping plant where printers are striking (speaking at the pickets?). Kinnock also attacks Home Secretary Douglas...
NUM conference (1986)
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- Interview
Interview with NUM leader Arthur Scargill, who calls for fresh industrial action to prevent further redundancies and pit closures by the NCB, at the union’s annual conference in Tenby, Wales. Male...
Railway workers vote against strike action (1986)
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- Interview
The NUR have voted against industrial action, during a proposed takeover bid by a US company. Mark Mardell? interviews union leader Jimmy Knapp at their conference in Weston-super-Mare, he says the fight...
Railway workers vote against strike action (1986)
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- Interview; News report
Mark Mardell reports on the vote against strike action by the National Union of Railwaymen during a proposed takeover by a US firm. Includes interviews with union leader Jimmy Knapp at their conference in...
Miners industrial action (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
NUM leader Arthur Scargill warns of more industrial action after South Wales miners start an overtime ban in protest at preferential treatment given to UDM union members by British Coal. Denies the...