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Joan Stubbs on her hostage son, Peter (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Joan Stubbs of Leicester on having received news from the Foreign Office that her son Peter has been separated from his Egyptian wife and children in Kuwait and is...
British forces to be sent to the Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Elena Curti reporting from Downing Street on the decision to send British forces to the Gulf. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd announcing that the forces will be contributing to a multi-national effort for the...
Christine Richmond on British nationals leaving Saudi Arabia (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Christine Richmond of Nottingham, among the British nationals arriving at Heathrow Airport from Saudi Arabia, on the tense atmosphere in the country, the build up of Saudi military activity, and many in the...
Yamil Alsam on rape of Kuwait hostage (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kuwaiti businessman, Yamil Al Sam, who managed to escape from Kuwait to Britain, on the rape by an Iraqi soldier of a woman passenger from the British Airways plane captured during a stopover at Kuwait City...
Plans to transfer Miss Saigon to New York scrapped (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reporting on producer Cameron Mackintosh’s scrapping of plans to transfer the musical Miss Saigon from London to New York following the refusal by the American Actors’ Equity Association to...
Andrew Thornton on fleeing Baghdad (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Speaking from Jordan, Andrew Thornton on crossing the Iraqi border with other British nationals in a convoy of vehicles, having followed Embassy advice for those with the appropriate visas to leave Baghdad...
Tom King on sending British forces to the Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Defence Secretary Tom King on the decision to send British forces to the Gulf in defence of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states under threat of Iraqi invasion. On protecting British forces against the...
Ronnie McDonald on North Sea oil strike (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Ronnie MacDonald(?), General Secretary of the Offshore Industry Liaison Committee, which is organising the strike on North Sea oil and gas platforms. On his belief that company workers will support a second...
Relatives of BAe workers return from Saudi Arabia (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Rebecca Sandal(?) reports from Manchester on the arrival of the relatives of British Aerospace workers from Saudi Arabia. BAe Director Mike Rouse on the decision to move dependants as a precautionary measure...
Memorial service for Max Wall (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
Clayre Gribben reporting from the memorial service at St Pauls Church, Covent Garden for comedian and actor Max Wall, with coverage of Wall’s life and career. Fellow comedian Barry Cryer on his original...