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First artificial heart transplantation (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
The wife of Raymond Cooke, the first recipient of a totally artificial heart, talks about the decision to have the operation, its success, and her feelings. Male interviewer not identified.
Chapman Pincher denies spying allegations (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Chapman Pincher strenuously denies that he worked for MI5 after his name came up in the Peter Wright Spycatcher case in Australia (he wrote a book with Wright, on the intelligence services, which was not...
Kowloon Bridge sinks (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Desmond King, father of a victim of the Derbyshire sinking in 09/80, gives his reaction to its sister ship, the Kowloon Bridge, splitting in two off the coast of West Cork, Ireland (22/11/86). He says they...
War criminals may be in UK (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Home Secretary, Merlyn Rees on the setting up of an all-party committee to investigate claims that seventeen Nazi war criminals are living in Britain. Male interviewer not identified.
Geoffrey Howe on arms control (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe on recent arms control talks. On the need to control conventional as well as nuclear weapons; policy on unilateral disarmament; hopes for arms control in 1987. Male...
Briton arrested for espionage in Iran (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the brother of Roger Cooper on his being charged with espionage in Iran. Includes reference to a previous arrest, in Hungary. Male interviewer not identified.
Mordechai Vanunu kidnapped by Mossad (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Mordechai Vanunu being kidnapped in Britain by the Israeli Secret Service, Mossad after he told the world about Israel’s secret nuclear weapons. Includes interviews with Jerusalem Post editor;...
Neil Kinnock tours USA (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s interview on NBC TV Today show during a tour of the USA, in which he commented on the US arms sales to Iran scandal and on Labour’s non-nuclear...
British Ambassador in Lebanon on hostages (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male British ambassador to Beirut (presumably John Gray) interviewed (at Buckingham Palace?) on the British hostages being held in the Lebanon, including John McCarthy and Alec Collett, and his...
George Younger on NATO reaction to Labour non-nuclear policy (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Defence Secretary, George Younger on the advice of NATO’s Supreme Commander, Bernard Rogers that the USA will remove all of its troops from Europe should the Labour Party carry out its pledge to rid...