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John Storms on Hungerford massacre legacy (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Washing machine engineer John Storms of Abingdon talks about his life since being shot in the face during the Hungerford massacre in 1987, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people. Male interviewer not...
Colonel Gaddafi condemns Saddam Hussein (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
As James Matthews reports from the Gulf Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has condemned Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s use of foreigners as hostages in the Gulf crisis, whilst the British Ladies of Amman...
British man shot dead escaping Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin
8 o’clock news read by Steve Allen focusing on British businessman, Douglas Croskery from Whitley Bay on Tyneside, being shot dead whilst trying to escape from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. British Foreign...
Iraqi ambassador issues warning to foreign powers (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Iraq’s Ambassador to Britain, Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi, issues a statement warning that any intervention by foreign powers in Kuwait will be firmly dealt with and that any sanctions will only exacerbate the...
Leeds United Football Club cleared of Bournemouth hooliganism (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
The final league game of the 89/90 season saw Leeds United Football Club win promotion to the first division with a 1-0 win at Bournemouth. Bournemouth was relegated, resulting in crowd trouble at the ground...
Lives lost as people flee Kuwait across desert (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
47 year-old Sayeed(?) Al-Man(?) of Swansea recalls his escape from Kuwait across the desert and says people have died trying to flee the strife-torn country - one Pakistani family lost their three children...
Coordination of Western Europe against Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
The nine-nation Western European Union (WEU) has decided to increase and coordinate military operations in the Gulf. The decision allows Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy to send armed forces to the Gulf....
Brian Richards on new AIDS drug (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Ahead of its testing at Hammersmith Hospital, Dr Brian Richards, Chairman of the British Biotechnology Group, speaks about a new immuno-therapeutic vaccine which, it is hoped, will stop the spread of AIDS....
Joe Farnham on the hole in the ozone layer (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Joe Farnham of the British Antarctic Survey says the hole in the ozone layer is getting worse and the British Government could do more to address the issue. Female interviewer not identified.
British pensioner sought asylum in Sweden (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
70 year-old Derbyshire pensioner, Ken King says he was deadly serious in applying for political asylum in Sweden after being unable to pay his poll tax. (King’s application was rejected). Male interviewer...