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Weston Rise Estate (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Lisa Costello reports on accusations of gross incompetence levelled at Islington Council in London by a group of council tenants living on the 1960s Weston Rise Estate; lack of security with improvements...
Trafalgar Square pigeons snatched (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Dominic Waghorn reports back on pigeons being taken from Trafalgar Square, London, allegedly for racing, but actually for pie production. The pigeon snatcher was later identified as 17-year-old Jason Lidbury...
Innovation and Inventors fair (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report by Nick Wood on the Innovation and Inventors Fair at the Barbican in London; interviews with participants including Trevor Baylis; David Burns; Malcolm Cook, organiser; Neil Summers, judge.
Chinese missile tests off Taiwan (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Tension is increasing in the Far East, as China has test fired three missiles which landed in the sea near the island of Taiwan. Taiwan’s defence minister has threatened retaliation if China violated its...
Will Carling quits as captain (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Douglas Hardy reports on an announcement by Will Carling that he is quitting as England’s rugby captain, after eight years at the helm.
Careless driving contributed to pile-ups (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Heavy fog has been causing scores of accidents around the country today. However, careless driving has contributed to the number of deaths and police are saying that drivers caught up in two pile-ups on the...
Jarvis Cocker disrupts Michael Jackson performance (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Pop star Jarvis Cocker will not face charges following his disruption of Michael Jackson’s performance at the Brit Awards. Pulp’s lead singer defended his actions at a press conference. News 97.3’s...
Will Carling admits affair with Princess of Wales (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
The tabloids have now claimed that Will Carling has admitted sleeping with the Princess of Wales, Princess Diana. Siobhan Harris reports. With contributions from James Whitaker of the Daily Mirror, and...
World leaders meet in Egypt (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the meeting by world leaders in Egypt today in an effort to get the Middle East peace process back on track and tackle terrorism in the wake of the recent wave of terrorist attacks. Jamie Stevenson...
Frank Bruno WBC fight (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Frank Bruno will have a weight advantage of twenty-seven pounds over challenger Mike Tyson for this weekend’s WBC heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. John Anderson reports from Las Vegas.