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Countdown to lift-off for ill-fated Challenger space shuttle (1986)
- Genre
- Special
NASA countdown to the lift-off of the Challenger space shuttle on 28/01/86. The spacecraft was to break apart 73 seconds into its flight over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United...
US attack on Libya (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Special
John Donlan of the American Cable News Network is in Tripoli and describes the US airstrikes on Libyan terrorist targets. Members of the press were about to leave their hotel to be shown bomb sites when...
John Donlan on US attacks on Libya (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Special
John Donlan of the American Cable News Network reports from Tripoli on the US airstrikes on Libya. He says Colonel Gaddafi’s compound was hit. Includes actuality of Libyan anti-aircraft guns.
London Marathon (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Report on the 1986 London Marathon (won by Toshihiko Seko, Japan), including interviews with runners Hugh Jones and Allister Hutton. Male reporter not identified; male commentator not identified.
Challenger shuttle disaster (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Special; Speech
US President, Ronald Reagan addresses the people of America in the wake of the Challenger shuttle explosion. An unidentified (NASA?) spokesman describes the series of events which led up to the explosion...
ANC training camps (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Special report from SABC Audio News Service in Johannesburg, on the handling by the African National Congress of its terrorist recruits (portrayed as such in report). Chris Okkers reports on the poor...
Tower block demolished (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report as Highworth Point, a tower block of flats in Hackney, is demolished (sirens, explosions and cheering heard) and interview with Susan, the woman who pushed the button to demolish the block. Reporter...
Thames Day (1986)
- Genre
- Music; Special; Speech
Report on Thames Day celebrations, with jazz and country music, aircraft race commentary, and aircraft heard passing overhead. Male commentator not identified.
Violence follows drugs raids in Bristol (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on violence following drugs raids in Bristol. Includes actuality of the riots; interviews with Superintendent Colin Pope; Ted Fowler, local councillor; Deputy Chief Constable Jim Sharples, defending...
Odsal Stadium football hooliganism (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on crowd violence during a football match at the Odsal Stadium, Bradford, following fans setting light to a fish-and-chip van. Includes live commentary, and interviews with Leeds United Football Club...