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Gunfire (Gulf War?) (1991)
- Genre
- Special
Series of unidentified, slightly muffled noises, probably gunfire. Little background noise (possibly a distant explosion), and no context provided. Possibly recorded in or around Khafji, Saudi Arabia, as...
Battle of Khafji - Saudi reaction (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Special; Speech
Report on the battle of Khafji, which Commander of the Coalition Forces, General Norman Schwarzkopf has described as a mosquito on an elephant. An unidentified Saudi Arabian officer answers reporters’...
IRA mortar attack on Downing Street - Includes audio of blast (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
George Matheson reports on an IRA mortar attack on Downing Street. Includes statement from police spokesman Stuart Goodwin, and audio of an explosion (presumably the explosion).
Gulf war - Kuwaiti army volunteers (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the training of volunteers in the Kuwaiti army, includes actuality of training in background. Speakers include Kuwaiti Captain Awood(?) on his ambitions in the army and why people are signing up....
Lambeth council set budget needing 600 job cuts (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Labour-run Lambeth Council who oppose the poll tax (community charge) have had to reduced their services budget by 20 million pounds and axe 600 jobs leaving it still over the capping limit. Report includes...
Aid drops to Kurds (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
George Matheson reports from an RAF Hercules helicopter over northern Iraq on the aid drops to Kurdish refugees. Includes Flight Engineer Mike Saracen(?) on the drops and live coverage of the drop. Poor...
Aid drops to Kurds (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
George Matheson reports on being in a Hercules helicopter from Incirlik airbase in Turkey over northern Iraq that was dropping aid to the Kurdish refugees. Includes interview in the helicopter with co-pilot...
Kurdish refugees (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Stephanie West reports from the scene on the tension between Turkish troops and Kurdish refugees on the Turkish-Iraqi border with several refugees killed in the last few days. Includes actuality of gunfire.
Ammunitions dump explodes (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Unidentified female reporter describes as they happen, explosions at an ammunitions dump (poss. at Camp Doha, near Kuwait City, on 11/07/91). She says the explosions shook windows and brought plaster down in...
POWs organise Colditz tour (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Vox pop
Reporter accompanies a tour to Colditz Castle from the UK being led by a former POW with guide heard giving tour. Speakers include Patrick Gale of GTF Tours; former POWs Peter Storie-Pugh and Ken Lockwood;...