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Spitalfields Market to close (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Workers in Spitalfields react to the closure of Spitalfields Market, which is being moved elsewhere. Locals say they will miss the character and the atmosphere of the place. Brian Cheetham, Chief Executive...
Armed Response Vehicles cause controversy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Havovi Todd reports on the ARVs, or Armed Response Vehicles, used by the Metropolitan Police. The units contain firearms, which are described here by firearms instructor John Benson. The National Council for...
Winnie Mandela sentenced to six years in prison (1991)
- Genre
- News report
David O’Sullivan of IRN reports from Johannesburg on the six-year prison sentence handed out to Winnie Mandela for her complicity in the kidnapping of four youths. O’Sullivan describes the actions of...
Anglo-Irish peace talks to go ahead (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on peace talks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A chairman will be appointed for the talks, and Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley describes his worry at this appointment, whilst...
ITV shake-up in progress (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the shake-up of ITV which will see at least four companies change hands. Managing Director of TV-am, Bruce Gyngell, says he tells staff to think positive, wear pink, and then they will win the...
Queen Elizabeth on British-US relations (1991)
- Genre
- Speech; News report
The Queen delivers a speech (to an American audience?) in which she mentions changes in Eastern Europe and the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqis, and the British-American role in both, and says the...
Labour win resounding victory in Monmouth (1991)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report
Welsh Labour parliamentary candidate Huw Edwards wins the Monmouth by-election, becoming only the second Labour MP for Monmouth in 70 years. He comments on the victory and the future for the Labour Party....
Schwarzkopf receives Father of the Year award (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
General Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War, gives a speech after receiving the Father of the Year award in New York. He describes his efforts during the conflict to keep...
Helen Sharman takes off (1991)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report
Report on the first Briton to make it into space. Helen Sharman’s story and schedule is reported by Sue Jameson. News anchor is Sophie Dekker.
Helen Sharman orbits Earth (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, orbits Earth, and speaks in Russian aboard the spacecraft. Dr Gordon Brooks, a finalist in the competition won by Sherman, comments. Female reporter not identified.