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Relaxed day in Parliament (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Parliamentary correspondent Robert Allen reports on proceedings in Parliament following yesterday’s narrow vote on the Scott Report into sale of arms to Iraq, won by the government by just one vote. The...
Increase in 999 calls (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
London’s policemen say they’re pleased to be getting more 999 calls than ever before, partly due to more people having mobile phones. Dominic Waghorn visits a radio control room in Marylebone Police...
Cuba shoots down US planes (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the shooting down of two US civilian aircraft by Cuban military jets. The aircraft belonged to the Brothers to the Rescue exile group who help refugees flee the island. Reaction in the USA and...
Joseph musical returns to London (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to London at Labatt’s Apollo in Hammersmith after an absence from London of nearly two and a half years. The show also marks a return to the capital...
Sandra Gregory jailed in Thailand (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Dominic Waghorn reports on the case of Sandra Gregory, a British woman sentenced to 25 years in jail in Thailand for trying to smuggle heroin out of the country that she said she was carrying for Robert...
Memorial service for British Gulf War dead (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Chief correspondent, Paul Maurice reports on a memorial service to the forty-seven members of the armed forces who were killed in the Gulf War with a plaque unveiled in the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral....
Aldwych bus bomber funeral (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Security was tight in the quiet town of Gorey in County Wexford for the funeral of the Aldwych bus bomber Edward O’Brien. The 21-year-old IRA member died when the bomb he was carrying exploded...
Prince Charles visits new Hindu Temple in London (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports on a visit by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) to the new Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple in Neasden, north London. The magnificent building cost fifteen million...
Northern Ireland peace talks (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
London Today’s reporter Malcolm Brown on the setting of a date for all party talks on the future of Northern Ireland amid accusations that the UK Government has been drawn back to the negotiating table by...
Leap year (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Nick Wood reports on the customs associated with Leap Year, including people born on 29th February celebrating birthdays every four years and the tradition of a woman being able to propose. Dr John Mason...