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3,214 results found for all records.
Thatcher in USSR on defence, NATO and German role (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Margaret Thatcher gives a press conference statement in the USSR where she is holding talks with leader Mikhail Gorbachev. She says defence must be maintained and she is seeking to calm Soviet fears over the...
Father of injured baby condemns Bristol bombers (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Jim Cupper, the father of a thirteen month-old baby boy who was seriously injured by bombers in Bristol over the weekend, speaks to the press. Animal rights activists are being blamed for the attack but no...
British Airways pilot almost sucked out of plane (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
The Chief Executive of British Airways has today been at the hospital bedside of a pilot who was almost sucked to his death when a cockpit window blew out on a holiday jet plane at the weekend. Sir Colin...
Explosion at former home of Lord McAlpine (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop
Report on an explosion at the former home of Lord McAlpine (Alistair McAlpine), West Green House near Basingstoke, Hampshire. Chief Superintendent Alan Wheeler says he believes the IRA is to blame, and...
Carlton Club bombed by IRA (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Clayre Gribben reports on the IRA bombing of the prestigious Carlton Club in London and the IRA bombing campaign now moving on to non-miltary targets. Includes Brian Robinson, Londonâs deputy chief fire...
Carlton Club bombed by IRA (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference by Lord Willie Whitelaw from the Carlton Club in London after it was bombed by the IRA, refers to his friend Lord (Donald) Kaberry who was injured in the blast.
George Bush reneges on taxes (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech; Vox pop
Nick Peters reports on US President George H. W. Bush’s announcement yesterday that he is to break his fundamental campaign pledge of 1988- no new taxes, because of the budget deficit; and on...
Renewed IRA campaign following London Stock Exchange bombing (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Following a bomb attack on the London Stock Exchange, Clayre Gribben reporting on the renewed IRA campaign on the British mainland and abroad, with coverage of previous attacks. With Alice Mahon local MP on...
Douglas Hurd and Tom King on decision to send British forces to Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on the decision to send British forces to the Gulf as a contribution to a multi-national effort for the defence of Saudi Arabia and other Arab states under threat of Iraqi...
George Bush Snr on the prospect of the Gulf War (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
US President George H.W. Bush, speaking from outside his New England holiday home, talks about the visit the Secretary of State made to Turkey, and NATOâs commitment to looking at the problems in the...