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  • Bobby Sands hunger strike - Sile de Valera meeting (1981)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Statement by Irish TD and MEP, Sile de Valera about her visit to Maze Prison in Belfast to meet IRA prisoner and hunger striker Bobby Sands.

  • Ronald Reagan shooting - First public appearance (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Report on the first public appearance of US President Ronald Reagan following his wounding in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. (30/03/81). Includes reports by John Moody; Martin Ransom; Martin...

  • Ronald Reagan shooting - Recovery (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference; Vox pop

    Andrew Manderstam reports on the running of the White House during the recuperation of US President Ronald Reagan following his attempted assassination by John Hinckley Jr. (30/03/81). Speakers include:...

  • Ronald Reagan shooting - Investigation (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Andrew Manderstam reports on the investigation into the shooting of US President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. (30/03/81) and considers the ammunition used in the attack. Speakers include: Dr Howard...

  • Ronald Reagan shooting - John Hinckley background (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech

    Andrew Manderstam reports on the background and possible motives of John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and wounded US President Ronald Reagan in an unsuccessful assassination attempt (30/03/81). Speakers...

  • Iranian hostage crisis - Freed hostages recuperate (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Nick Peters reports on the treatment of American prisoners during their hostage ordeal in the US Embassy in Iran. Includes a report from the Wiesbaden military hospital in Germany following the hostages’...

  • Princess Anne has second baby (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Report on the birth of Princess Anne’s second child (later named Zara Phillips) at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London. Includes press interview with the father, Captain Mark Phillips. Male reporter...

  • New Cross fire - Inquest (1981)

    Genre
    Press conference; Speech; Interview

    Unidentified male speaker (poss. local community leader Darcus Howe) issues a press statement during the inquest into a fire at a party in New Cross, London in which 13 young black people died (18/01/81)....

  • Ronald Gregory on Peter Sutcliffe arrest (1981)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Statement by West Yorkshire Police Commander Ronald Gregory at a press conference at Dewsbury on 04/01/81, on the events surrounding the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe in Sheffield. Clip begins with a verbal...

  • Yorkshire Ripper case - Tape sent by murder suspect (1981)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Unidentified male speaker (poss. George Oldfield of West Yorkshire Police) speaks to reporters about an audio tape that was sent to police by a man believed to be the Yorkshire Ripper. He says the maker of...