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Libyan embassy siege - Leon Brittan visit (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Antonia Higgs reports on the visit of Home Secretary Leon Brittan to the police operation at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London. The Bureau has been under siege since policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot...
Heathrow bomb (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on the bomb which exploded at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2 baggage section. Speaking are a male security officer (not identified); Head of Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist squad, Commander William...
Libyan embassy siege - Libyan ambassador arrives (1984)
- Genre
- News report
David Spanier reports on the arrival of Libyan ambassador, Colonel Abdul Rahman Shalgam, to Britain to help end the police siege at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London and issues around the possible...
Libyan embassy siege - Local reaction (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Magnus Carter reports from the ongoing siege at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London, and interviews workers in surrounding offices who have now been allowed to return to work.
Libyan embassy siege - UK diplomats leave Libya (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Mark Easton reports on the departure of British diplomats from Libya, following a cooling in diplomatic relations after the Libyan embassy siege in London. Speaking are Jane Anderson, the daughter of a...
Matabeleland violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Reporter who had recently visits reports back on the political situation in Matabeleland (in Zimbabwe) and the violence by army personnel against the people there. Male studio and field reporters not...
Falklands hospital fire victim’s funeral (1984)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the funeral of nurse Barbara Chick who died in the fire at the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Port Stanley on the Falkland Islands. Male reporter not identified.
Israel’s independence day (1984)
- Genre
- News report
Report on Israel celebrating its independence day, looking at what happens on this day in Israel and on the current political situation. Bugler, fanfare and singing of prayers heard. Male reporter not...
David Kennedy’s death (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on the death of David Kennedy, the nephew of John F. Kennedy and son of Robert F. Kennedy, from a drug overdose. With comment from local journalist Chuck Elder; David’s editor at...
NATO’s 35th anniversary (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Louise Reynolds and Yaruz Uzbeck(?) look at the history of NATO on its 35th anniversary. Includes speeches and interviews from throughout the 35 years from former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson; former...