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3,214 results found for all records.
US hostages released - Official handover (1981)
- Genre
- Speech; Press conference; Special
Coverage from Algeria of the official handover of US hostages from Iran to US Deputy Secretary of State, Warren Christopher by Algerian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Ben Yahia. Includes press statements by...
Iran hostage crisis - Retrospective (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Special; Speech
Special programme on the Iranian hostage crisis during which 52 American diplomats were held hostage for 444 days from 04/11/79 to 20/01/81, after a group of Islamic students took over the US Embassy in...
Peter Sutcliffe to be charged (1981)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
A policeman (not identified) announces details of the man held for questioning in the Yorkshire Ripper case- Peter William Sutcliffe of Bradford who will be charged, probably with the theft of car...
Yorkshire Ripper kills Jacqueline Hill (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Special; Speech
Report on the finding of the latest victim of the Yorkshire Ripper, 20-year-old Jacqueline Hill, a Leeds University student, in the Leeds suburb of Headingley (in 11/80). Includes excerpt of tape message...
Peter Sutcliffe arrested (1981)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
A detective from West Yorkshire Police announces to press the apprehension of Peter Sutcliffe (alleged Yorkshire Ripper) after he was detained in Sheffield by Sergeant Robert Ring and Constable Robert John...
NCB wage offer - NUM rejection (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on the wage demands of miners, and the rejection of a new wage offer made by the National Coal Board (NCB). The pay negotiations come during elections for the leadership of the National Union of...
British Leyland dispute - Longbridge decision (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview; Press conference
Report on the decision of British Leyland workers regarding possible strike action, and the vote to return to work at the Longbridge Plant near Birmingham. Speakers include: Jack Adams, union representative;...
Decision makers (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Press conference; Speech; Parliamentary debate; Trailer
Decision Makers on news of the invasion of the Falkland Islands, inconsistencies over when the government knew about the invasion, options in dealing with the crisis and its effect on the goverment....
Criminal justice system (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the importance of press coverage of cases, in the context of a recent new law affecting the reporting of trials, and with reference to the Thalidomide compensation case. Also examines the backlog...
Falklands War - One ship’s experience (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by an unidentified male speaker (poss. Captain Nicholas Barker of Antarctic patrol ship HMS Endurance) on his vessel’s experience in the South Atlantic during the Falklands conflict.