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Israel attacks Iraqi nuclear installation (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on Israel’s attack on the Osirak nuclear plant in Iraq. Includes excerpts of speeches by Israel’s prime minister Menachem Begin and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Also includes...
Press conference by Menachem Begin (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference given by Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin following failed diplomatic talks with Syria. Male reporter not identified.
Derry quiet before funeral of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Kim Sabido reports on a relatively quiet night in Derry. Residents of the Creggan Estate say there may be violence on Thursday after the funeral of Bobby Sands, a Maze prisoner who died following a hunger...
Rally for hunger striker Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Kim Sabido reports on a rally in support of Bobby Sands, a hunger striker imprisoned in the Maze. Includes an interview with Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and an excerpt from a speech by Father Brian McCreesh,...
Death of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Report on the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands, describing the IRA career of Sands and his election to Parliament while he was in prison. Female reporter not identified (poss. Angie Bray).
Riots in West Belfast follow death of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Special
Kim Sabido reports on riots in West Belfast following the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands. Includes excerpts from a news bulletin on Downtown Radio, read by David Stokes. Sabido gives his report from the...
IRA prisoners escape from Crumlin Road (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the armed escape of eight IRA prisoners from the Crumlin Road Prison, Belfast. Three of the men disguised themselves as prison officers and a solicitor before opening the gates to the rest of the...
Margaret Thatcher pays surprise visit to Belfast (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a surprise visit by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Belfast. (Northern Irish) male correspondent(?) not identified; male studio reporter not identified.
Scarman Inquiry into Brixton riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Dave Loyn reports on the Scarman Inquiry into the Brixton riots. Includes excerpts of interviews with Lord Scarman and Brixton Defence Committee spokesman Cecil Gutzmore. Male reporter not identified.
Brixton riots - Brixton Defence Campaign (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Brixton riots in April, ahead of the Scarman Inquiry. Includes excerpts of interviews with Courtnay Laws of the Brixton Neighbourhood Community Association; Cecil Gutzmore of the Brixton...