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Mother Teresa meets Margaret Thatcher (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is now meeting the Prime Minister at Downing Street to tell her of her horror at London’s homelessness crisis. The 77 year-old Roman Catholic nun has spent the last two nights...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Cookson reports from Algiers on the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages were freed, but there are unconfirmed reports that some, if not all the...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- News report
Linda Duffin looks back at the events of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88, now it has ended in Algiers. It had previously stoppped in Iran, been refused entry in Lebanon...
Kuwaiti hijacking (1988)
- Genre
- News report
John Cookson reports on the 10th day of a hijack of a Kuwaiti Airlines 747, now at Algiers in Algeria. An elderly Kuwaiti hostage, Abdullah Al-Chatti, was released today. Includes recording of conversation...
Tapes show Waite warned of possible danger before abduction (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Alison Johns reports on a set of tapes smuggled out of Beirut by the Daily Express newspaper, which reveal that Church of England envoy, Terry Waite, chose to ignore warnings his life was in danger just...
Conservative Collegiate Forum meeting (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Alison Johns reports on a meeting of the new Conservative Collegiate Forum in London, where former Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit made a speech criticising the Labour Party and saying the Tories...
P & O final pay offer to striking seamen (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Sham Ambiavagar reports on a final pay offer by P & O managers to striking seamen. P & O say if the offer is rejected then the company could be sold to a foreign competitor using non-union labour. Includes...
Desmond Tutu on death threats (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Gareth Furby reports on alleged death threats by right-wing groups in South Africa against the leader of South Africa’s Anglican Church, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Includes press conference with the...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- Discussion; News report
John Cookson reports from Algiers, on the events at the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages, including the crew, were freed, but there are reports...
Democratic Party campaigns in US election (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report by Andrew Manderstam on the race for the Democratic Party nomination in the US presidential election between Governor Michael Dukakis and Senator Jesse Jackson. Includes speeches by Dukakis and...