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  • UN disagrees over help for Kurds (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Paul Woodley reports on the UN Security Council’s disagreement over what to do about the plight of the Kurds in Iraq who are being persecuted by Saddam Hussein after rebelling against his regime and on...

  • UN resolution and US aid for Kurds (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports from New York on the UN Security Council finally agreeing on a resolution condemning Iraqi treatment of the Kurds and Shiite Muslims and calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in....

  • Aid drops for Kurds (1991)

    Genre
    News report

    Dan Damon reports from the Iraq-Turkey border on the plight of the Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and the aid the British government is dropping for them.

  • London Kurds storm embassy (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    James Bays reports on Kurdish demonstrators storming the Iraqi Embassy in London in protest against Saddam Hussein’s treatment of the Kurdish people in Iraq. Includes comments from demonstrator Hewa(?)...

  • London Kurds storm embassy (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Paul Maurice reports on 14 Kurdish protesters storming the Iraqi Embassy in London over the Iraqi treatment of their people and to call for the international community to take notice and act. Includes...

  • Nancy Reagan unofficial biography published (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports from New York on an unofficial biography of Nancy Reagan, written by Kitty Kelly being published and its controversial claims. Includes Ronald Reagan’s brief response. For FM breakfast...

  • Rift over football superleague plans (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Pam Dixon reports on the rift between the Football League and the Football Association (FA) over plans for a new super league. Includes comment from FA Chairman Bert Millichip; Football League President Bill...

  • Woman used as human bomb in Northern Ireland (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Bruce McKendry reports on terrorists forcing a woman, by taking her husband hostage, to take a bomb into a police station in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Includes comment from local MP Ken Maginnis.

  • Princess Anne on the countryside and sport (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Graham Lewis reports on Princess Anne, Princess Royal’s speech at the leisure and tourism annual conference of district councils about people moving to the country and the need to encourage sport in the...

  • London Zoo economic crisis (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Mark Phillips reports from London Zoo on the rising costs of running it and threats of closure. Includes comment from Zoo Director David Jones and Will Travers of Zoocheck.