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TWA Flight 847 hijack -freed hostages arrive in West Germany (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the arrival of the former hostages from TWA Flight 847 at Andrews Air Force base in West Germany where they met US President Ronald Reagan. The plane was hijacked by Lebanese...
TWA Flight 847 hijack - Lebanese prisoners released (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the release of 300 Lebanese Shiite prisoners from Israeli custody following the freeing of hostages from TWA Flight 847 - hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85, in Beirut, the Lebanon....
Republican rally in Belfast with NORAID speaker (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mark Mardell reports from a republican rally and march in Belfast where spokesman Richard Lawlor of the US NORAID organisation addressed the crowd. Speaking are: Richard Lawlor; Danny Morrison, Sinn Fein.
NORAID visit to Northern Ireland (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview; Press conference
Mark Mardell reports on the visit of US NORAID representatives Martin Galvin and Richard Lawlor to Northern Ireland coinciding with a republican rally in Belfast and despite a UK banning order on Galvin....
Killings in County Tyrone (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Mervyn Jess (Downtown Radio reporter) reports on the murder of Seamus McAvoy and Daniel Mallon in County Tyrone and their funerals. The IRA has admitted killing the two Catholics because of their alleged...
Drug trafficking in the UK (1985)
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- News report; Speech
Report on drug trafficking in the UK with a speech by Lord Lane (Geoffrey Lane) about assaults on the elderly. He urges the Government to take urgent action and create new legislation targeting drug crime....
Thatcher addresses American Bar Association (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (with excerpts) to visiting members of the American Bar Association at the Royal Albert Hall. Speech covered drug trafficking, Live Aid concert,...
Murder of Imran Vohra (1985)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the sexual assault and murder of 9-year-old Asian boy Imran Vohra found dead in Avenham Park in Preston, Lancashire. Speaking are father Ismail(?) Vohra, Detective Superintendent John Boyd and...
Reagan on skin cancer (1985)
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- Speech
Speech by US President Ronald Reagan about his diagnosis and treatment for a form of skin cancer called Basal cell carcinoma and now having to stop sunbathing.
Reagan misses DC meeting (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on US President Ronald Reagan’s health after he was forced to miss the first meeting of the International Democratic Union in Washington, DC following surgery for colon cancer. Speaking are...