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Wives of hostages fly to Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Lynn Boak of Aberdeen, spokeswomen for a group of women whose husbands are hostages in Iraq (including her husband Derek Boak), talks to David Piper about what they hope to achieve by going to Iraq, what she...
Channel Tunnel breaks through (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Sue Flipping reports from the site near Folkestone on the break through in the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel meaning the UK and France are now linked. Cheering is heard and first men to pass through...
Channel Tunnel breaks through (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
News bulletin read by Howard Hughes focusing on the break through in the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel meaning the UK and France are now linked. Includes report by Sue Flipping from the site near...
Case of preganant teen killed by police (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nicole Pullman reports on the case of Gail Kinchin,17-year-old pregnant teenager accidentally killed by police when being held hostage by her boyfriend David Paget(?). And on the High Court judge blaming the...
Food aid for the Soviet Union (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on why Europe will not send food aid or part of its food mountains to the Soviet Union. He says there is not a threat of mass starvation and the Soviets don’t have the means...
Christmas drink driving campaign (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andy Stenton reports on the Government’s Christmas drink driving campaign (includes recording of hardhitting TV advert). Minister for Roads and Traffic, Christopher Chope, says the war on drink driving is...
Mission to free Britons held in Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with 2 relatives of Britons held hostage in Iraq as human shields talk about their mission to Iraq to attempt to get them released and the circumstances of their situations: Pat Hall, mother of...
Animal cruelty case (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
RSPCA inspector Hamish Rogers talks about the horrific scenes he saw as he entered the home of a couple convicted of animal cruelty with 51 dogs being kept in 1 room. Also reacts to the courts ruling on the...
Iraqi troops in Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Professor of political science at the University of Kuwait Dr Abdullah Al-Shaheen talks to Paul Maurice in Saudi Arabia, where he has fled, about the Gulf crisis. He says the media are mistaken over the...
Racist remarks over black candidate (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative Party supporter Bill Galbraith admits his comments about black parliamentary candidate for Cheltenham, John Taylor, could be seen as racist but says they were made in private. He says he does...