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Continuing US operation after Grenada invasion (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview; Special; Vox pop
Report on the continuing US military operation in Grenada following the invasion. Includes Admiral Joseph Metcalf announcing the capture of former Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister Bernard Coard;...
Reagan justification of US Lebanon and Grenada campaigns (1983)
- Genre
- Speech
Extract from broadcast speech by US President Ronald Reagan, in which he justifies the presence of US forces in the Middle East following the terrorist suicide attack on marine headquarters at Beirut...
Reagan on Lebanon and Grenada (1983)
- Genre
- Speech
Extract from broadcast speech by US President Ronald Reagan on the US Lebanon campaign and Grenada invasion, in which he claims a Cuban military base has been discovered on Grenada and that the Soviet Union...
UN resolution on Grenada invasion (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the adoption without debate at the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution deploring the invasion of Grenada. Includes speech by US ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Male reporter not...
Margaret Livesey case reopened (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the new evidence which casts doubt on the conviction of Margaret Livesey for the murder of her 14-year-old son Alan, and the fresh police investigation ordered into the case. Includes Commons...
Lord Mountbatten statue unveiled (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Tribute; Special
Report on the royal gathering for the unveiling of a statue of Lord Mountbatten on a site overlooking Horse Guards Parade. Includes tribute speeches by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Queen, and...
David Niven memorial service (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Tribute; Speech
Report on the memorial service for David Niven, who died in July from motor neurone disease, and the launch of an appeal fund by his friends to fight the illness. Includes tributes from fellow actors Jon...
Independent local radio 10th anniversary banquet (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Mansion House banquet celebrating ten years of independent local radio. Includes speech by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales on the value of the broadcast services to the community and young...
Robert Runcie on violence by urban youth (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the House of Lords speech by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie on the necessary measures for the prevention and punishment of violence by young people in the cities. Includes speech...
Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech (1983)
- Genre
- Advertisement; News bulletin; Special; Speech
Live coverage of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s keynote speech at the end of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool and following the resignation of Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson over his...