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Freed French hostage calls for release of Britons (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the visit of freed French hostage Jean-Paul Kauffman to London at the invitation of the Friends of John McCarthy. Includes Kauffman speaking via translator- says the British ought...
IRA kill off-duty soldiers (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mervyn Jess reports on 6 off-duty soldiers being killed by a bomb planted on their minibus by the IRA during a charity fun run in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Interviews with civilian who tried to help after...
FA not to apply for UK re-admission to European games (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Football Association spokesman Glen Kirton interview from West Germany about the FA’s decision not to apply to UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) for the re-admission of UK football clubs to...
FA not to apply for UK re-admission to European games (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Football League President Philip Carter says the committee is in full agreement with the Football Association’s decision to not apply to UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) for the re-admission...
Ron Todd warns Kinnock (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
General Secretary of the TGWU union Ron Todd warns Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock to leave policy making to the party conference, following Kinnock’s remarks that indicated a shift in Labour’s nuclear...
Lisburn blast kills soldiers (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Ben Brown reports on the aftermath and reaction to an IRA bomb attack that killed 6 off-duty soldiers in Lisburn, Northern Ireland and concerns over security levels. Includes vox pop with locals; Mayor...
Wendy Hiller on life and career (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Film and theatre actress Dame Wendy Hiller talks about her current role in Driving Miss Daisy as an elderly woman and views on ageing; her early career; playwright George Bernard Shaw; roles on stage and in...
Denis Quilley on his theatre directorial debut (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
British actor Denis Quilley talks about his directorial debut- Special Occasions by Bernard Slade at the Viceroy Pub theatre in Swiss Cottage, London and the formation of NAUK - a group formed to establish a...
Patrick McVeigh extradition fails (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King in Belfast gives reaction to Eamonn Mallie following the release of Patrick McVeigh, a suspect in a series of deadly bombings in the UK. Irish Judge Jarlath Ruane ruled...
Lady Porter on corruption report (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Westminster City Council leader Shirley Porter responds to the report on the Building Stable Communities/Homes for Votes scandal in which she was said to be encouraging Conservative votes, partly through the...