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3,214 results found for all records.
Piper Alpha disaster report (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
Helen Costello reports for LBC Newstalk Breakfast from Aberdeen on the Lord Cullen report into the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster and its recommendations, and whether Occidental Petroleum should be prosecuted....
Action against fighting football players (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Jonny Gould reports for LBC Newstalk Breakfast on Arsenal Football Club being docked 2 points and Manchester United 1 point in addition to fines following a fight between players. Includes press conference...
Michael Heseltine announces his Conservative leadership challenge (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Two linked clips (possibly continuous) in which Conservative MP Michael Heseltine announces his challenge for the party leadership.
British Coal intimidation and blackmail threats (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Arthur Scargill on the British Coal Corporation National Conference, which he warned not to pass a resolution without wanting to campaign and fight for...
Impact of party leadership challenge on Thatcher (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Unidentified male Conservative (poss. Douglas Hurd) on the damage done to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by the leadership challenge of Michael Heseltine. Male reporter not identified.
Overview of Michael Heseltine’s life and career (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
An overview of Michael Heseltine’s life and career. Includes an excerpt from the press conference announcing his challenge for the Conservative leadership. Female reporter not identified. Audio cut short,...
Margaret Thatcher believes she will win leadership challenge (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher answers questions from the press. She firmly believes that she will win the leadership challenge, and says it is not yet time to write her memoirs. She also comments on...
Abducted boy returned to mother (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Mother, Sally Jones expresses her relief and delight at the return of her four year-old son Simon following his abduction. He was found eight weeks after his disappearance, in a men’s hostel less than a...
Thatcher fails first round of leadership contest (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference; Speech; News bulletin
19.00 news bulletin read by Julie Benson. Focuses on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher failing an outright win in the first round of the Conservative Party leadership battle, including press conferences...
Rivals react to Tory leadership contest first round results (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (speaking from Paris where she was at a world security summit) and leadership challenger Michael Heseltine give their reaction to press to the results of the first round...