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Cash crisis for elderly care on Isle of Wight (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Malcolm Brown reports on the cash crisis faced by Isle of Wight residential care homes that means elderly patients are not being discharged from hospital. The Government and local council are blaming each...
USA no longer to enforce Bosnian arms embargo (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chris Chambers reports on the USA’s decision to withdraw its warships and cease to enforce the arms embargo on Bosnian Muslims in place since the start of the war in the former Yugoslavia. Reaction from...
Dissatisfaction precedes Parliamentary opening (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Chris Chambers reports on dissatisfaction prior to the next session of Parliament opening as the Government will announce a U-turn on privatisation of the Post Office, and Conservative Party rightwingers are...
Damon Hill loses championship by a point (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Chris Chambers reports on Damon Hill missing out on the Formula 1 World Championship title by one point to Michael Schumacher in a dramatic final race in Australia. Schumacher crashed out taking Hill with...
Remembrance Day service in London (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Music; Vox pop
Jeff Collins reports from the annual Remembrance Day service in central London. Includes band music, cannons sounding for the end of the silence, and buglers playing the Last Post; vox pop with public...
National Lottery launches (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Victoria Smith reports on the launch of the National Lottery, the first tickets for which went on sale yesterday. Includes interviews with David Rigg, Camelot (the company running lottery) on sales and...
First fare-paying Eurostar journey (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jeff Collins reports from the first fare-paying journey through the Channel Tunnel on the Eurostar train service from London to Paris. All went smoothly for the 800 passengers. Includes interview with...
Halifax and Leeds building societies to merge (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Martin Sims reports on a planned merger of the Halifax and Leeds Permanent building societies, to be voted on by shareholders and investors next spring. Members may receive a shares bonanza but there are...
Trident submarine collects missiles (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports on the Greenpeace protest on the River Clyde surrounding Britain’s first trident nuclear submarine, HMS Vanguard, moving to collect its nuclear missiles before...
Albert Memorial restoration (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chris Chambers reports on the start of restoration work today on the Albert Memorial in London, with one press officer falling from the scaffolding. English Heritage has announced 14 million pounds funding...