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  • Anglo-Irish extraditions (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Report on a House of Commons debate calling for a review of Anglo-Irish extradition legislation after a warrant failed to extradite known IRA terrorist Evelyn Glenholmes on a legal technicality. Speeches by...

  • Labour wins Fulham By-election (1986)

    Genre
    Election coverage; Interview; News report; Speech

    Terry Dignan reports from Fulham Town Hall on a win for the Labour Party in the Fulham By-election. Results are heard being announced; winning candidate Nick Raynsford on the victory and Militant...

  • USA attacks Libya - Two years since death of Yvonne Fletcher (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech

    Report following the US attacks on Libya. It comes on the second anniversary of the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, shot by Libyan terrorists, in London. In a press statement (archive recording), Fletcher’s...

  • Daughter of Gaddafi killed in US bombing raid on Libya (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    The USA has made a bombing raid on the Libyan home of Colonel Gaddafi. The bombs failed to destroy the house, but his adopted infant daughter, Hanna, was fatally wounded in the attack. Brent Sadler reports...

  • Aftermath of US attacks on Libya (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Dave Loyn reports from the Libyan sites of recent bombings by US forces. He speaks to the friend of a Greek survivor, and a man whose house was destroyed.

  • Aftermath of US attacks on Libya (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Dave Loyn reports on how the US air strikes on Libya missed most of their military targets and hit houses, a hospital, and the playground of a school. The Libyan public is furious, and people have posted...

  • Reporters ordered to leave Libya (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    In the aftermath of the US attacks on Libya, Dave Loyn describes the scenes as all journalists were ordered to leave Libya. Loyn believes this is because the Libyans have had their story told, the pictures...

  • Reporters ordered to leave Libya (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    Dave Loyn describes the ejection of many reporters from Tripoli, Libya. Female studio reporter not identified.

  • Benazir Bhutto leaves Britain for Pakistan (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report describing Benazir Bhutto leaving Britain, where she was in exile, and returning to Pakistan. Includes press conference with her saying she believes it is the right time to return to Pakistan; does...

  • New PM for France (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    Dave Loyn speculates on who Francois Mitterrand will name for the next Prime Minister of France following elections leaving President and Parliament in opposing political parties. Possibilities include...