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Debate on South African sanctions (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the increasing pressure on UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher to impose sanctions on South Africa. Includes parliamentary debate, with speeches by Margaret Thatcher; Peter Shore; David Owen. Male...
Ryedale By-election (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the victory of Elizabeth Shields, Liberal Party, in the Ryedale By-election, North Yorkshire. Includes interviews with Elizabeth Shields; Neil Balfour, Conservative Party candidate. Female reporter...
Victor Paige resigns from NHS Management Board (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the departure of Victor Paige from the NHS Management Board (03/06/87), and a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Staffordshire. Includes House of Commons speeches by Health Secretary, Norman...
Opening of Expo 86 in Vancouver (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (or Expo 86). Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Prince and Princess of Wales, attended, and Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney...
Kidnapping of Jennifer Guinness (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the kidnapping of Jennifer Guinness in Dublin. An unidentified female neighbour of the house in which Guinness was held gives her account of what happened, and a Garda (Irish police) spokesman...
Reaction to raids into Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the recent raids into Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe by the South Africans. South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Information, Louis Nel, explains the reasons for the attacks. He claims that if the...
George Shultz and Sir Geoffrey Howe on economic problems of Africa (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on addresses by US Secretary of State, George Shultz and British Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe to the General Assembly of the United Nations, on the economic problems of Africa....
Kurt Waldheim’s Nazi past (1986)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the first official statement of Kurt Waldheim, the new Austrian President. He continues to deny that he was involved in Nazi atrocities during the Second World War. Female reporter not identified.
Margaret Thatcher visits Israel (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Israel. Israeli Defence Minister, Yitzhak Rabin says Europe is not doing enough to help his country. Male reporter not identified.
Stormont talks go ahead (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Anglo-Irish meeting at Stormont going ahead under heavy security despite Unionist protests. Includes interviews with Unionist presenting petition; Unionist mayor Alan Caine(?), who explains why...