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George Bush speech to Congress on his Gulf policies (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
In a nationally televised speech to the US Congress last night, President George Bush said that America was leading the international stand against Iraq. This report by Nick Peters looks at the speech’s...
Saudi Arabian monitoring of Iraqis (1990)
- Genre
- News report
Nicky Broyd reports from Saudi Arabia/Iraq border, on Saudi monitoring of the Iraqis. Report looks at information form deserters, and how the crisis has united the Arab nations. A Kuwaiti general praises the...
Iraqi troops raid homes of two western diplomats in Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Peter Murphy reports from Westminster on a raid by Iraqi troops on two western diplomats’ homes in Kuwait. Includes comment by Foreign Office Minister William Waldegrave.
Inquest into Clapham rail disaster deaths (1990)
- Genre
- News report
Havovi Todd reports on the inquest into the deaths of 35 victims of the Clapham rail disaster. The jury decided they were unlawfully killed, but it appears there will be no charges. Labour’s Transport...
Inflation rate the highest for eight years (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Inflation has soared to 10.6 per cent, the highest rate for eight years. Report includes excerpts from the Queen’s Speech of 1979, which identified controlling inflation as a priority, and Margaret...
Bride of Baghdad returns home (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Lynne Wilson reports on the return to Beverley on North Humberside of Debbie Hayes, the so-called Bride of Baghdad, following her marriage to fiance Leslie Roberts in a televised ceremony organised by Iraqi...
Seventh Armoured Brigade prepares for Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Catherine Field reports from West Germany where members of Britain’s Seventh Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats) are preparing for their posting to Saudi Arabia to join the international forces opposing Saddam...
Western hostages return from Kuwait telling of atrocities (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Simon Bowden reports from Gatwick Airport on the return of 400 Western hostages including 26 Britons from Kuwait on an Iraqi airliner following the invasion by Iraqi forces. Stories have emerged of innocent...
HMS London heads for Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report by Paul Maurice on board the warship HMS London, on preparations prior to its journey to the Persian Gulf for deployment in the war against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait. Includes interviews...
Western hostages from Kuwait tell of atrocities (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
James Matthews reports from Baghdad where a handful of British women and children have arrived on their way home to the UK following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops. The former hostages say Iraqi...