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House fire kills mother and children (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a house fire which involved the death of mother Maria McCormack and her two children, Terry,4, and Daniel,11, in Stanmore, North London, its being treated as suspicious. With comment from...
Ted Heath 75th birthday celebrations (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the cruise on the River Thames for the 75th birthday of former Prime Minister, Ted Heath. Includes comments from guests: former MP Roy Jenkins; Robin Day, broadcaster; Peter Walker, former Welsh...
Marchioness disaster public inquiry demanded (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the lobbying of Parliament by families and friends of victims of the Marchioness disaster 2 years ago (Marchioness Action Group) to try and open a full public inquiry. Billy Gorman, chairman of the...
US lifts sanctions on South Africa (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on a press conference (with excerpts) by US President George H W Bush outlining the reasons for his lifting of US sanctions against South Africa and praising the country for its transformations in law...
Firefighters killed in Bow blaze (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the death of two firefighters in a fire in a warehouse in Bow, and the investigation into how the men were killed. With comment from MP for Bow and Poplar Mildred Gordon; divisional fire officer...
Apartheid sport ban over for South Africa (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the readmission of South Africa into international sport lifting a ban due to apartheid, they have been allowed into next year’s Olympic Games and back to the International Cricket Council (ICC)...
Aftermath of Gulf war (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the movement of allied troops into Turkey as part of a quick reaction force to any Iraqi attacks on Kurds after the end of the Gulf war; possible US military action against suspected nuclear...
Poor state of the economy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on reaction to the poor inflation figures, half percent cut in interest rates and Government statement that the economy will recover. Comment from Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Maples;...
Turkish embassy besieged by Kurdish protesters (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a siege by Kurdish demonstrators at the Turkish Emabassy in Belgravia in London against the killing of protesters in Turkey which ended in arrests. Protesters heard chanting. With comment from...
Brixton prison terrorist breakout (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tim Locke reads the IRN 14.00 news focusing on the breakout from Brixton Prison of two IRA terrorists, Nessan Quinlivan and Pearse McAuley with questions over security being asked. Helen Costello reports...