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  • Yorkshire Ripper awareness-raising advert (1981)

    Genre
    Advertisement; Special

    Television awareness-raising advert by police on the Yorkshire Ripper. Starts with a reading of the names of the victims- see further information for complete list- and ends with a warning to be careful....

  • Inauguration of US President Ronald Reagan (1981)

    Genre
    Speech; Special

    Actuality of the inauguration and swearing-in as US President of Ronald Reagan, in which Reagan addresses the crowds with his first speech as leader. He talks about economic and foreign policy and the...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • US hostages released - Arrival in Germany (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special

    ITN news report by John Suchet from Wiesbaden Airport, Frankfurt, West Germany, following the arrival of 52 freed American hostages after a 444-day captivity in Iran. Includes crowd noise and hostage...

  • US hostages released - relatives’ reaction (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special

    Norman Rees reports for ITN from Washington DC on the reaction of relatives to news of the freeing of US hostages after 444 days of captivity in Iran. Speakers include: Barbara Rosen and Ariana Rosen, wife...

  • US hostages released - Charles Jones Free At Last (1981)

    Genre
    Music; Special

    Recording of singing of Free At Last by a (family?) choir outside the home in Detroit of freed US hostage Charles Jones, following his release from 444 days of captivity in Iran.

  • Michael Foot on unemployment (1981)

    Genre
    Speech; Special

    Labour Party leader Michael Foot gives a speech in Glasgow to a demonstration about the importance of the Labour movement in the face of increasing unemployment and criticising the Conservative Government....

  • Video Arts training videos (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Special

    Comedian John Cleese in a training video for cash registers followed by interview about the company Video Arts, which makes training videos- male speaker and female interviewer not identified.

  • Margaret Thatcher on religion (1981)

    Genre
    Speech; Special

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speech in church on Ash Wednesday about the effect of religion on her leadership of the nation. An interruption by an audience member leads to an argument.