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Strategic Defense Initative (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report and speech by US Vice-President George H W Bush about the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or Star Wars project as he tries to persuade the UK government to agree to plans. Speaking are George Bush...
Vice-President Bush at NATO (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on US Vice-President George H.W. Bush’s visit to NATO headquarters for talks on the ongoing battle with terrorism, particularly the hostages in Beirut, the Lebanon. Report also mentions the Star...
UK and USA ban flights to Beirut (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the UK and USA ban on all flights between America and Beirut following the terrorism within the Lebanon and hostages taken. Speaking are UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and US Vice-President...
USA to fight terrorism (1985)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by US Vice-President George H.W. Bush about terrorism and what measures the USA will employ to defeat terrorism following his visits to other nations to discuss international cooperation on the matter.
Scargill barred from miners club (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report after NUM President Arthur Scargill was forced to address his supporters from a milk crate in a Nottingham car park after being refused access to a local miners welfare club following the local miners...
Scargill barred from miners club (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report after NUM President Arthur Scargill was forced to address his supporters from a milk crate in a Nottingham car park after being refused access to a local miners welfare club following the local miners...
Bomb attack on RUC canteen (1985)
- Genre
- Speech
Sermon by DUP leader Reverend Ian Paisley at the funeral of Reserve Constable Geoffrey Campbell, one of those killed after responding to an IRA mortar attack on an RUC canteen in Newry, County Down, which...
RUC funerals after mortar attack in Newry (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the funerals of nine police officers killed in an IRA mortar attack on an RUC canteen in Newry, County Down. Speaking are: John Hermon, RUC Chief Constable; Reverend Ian Paisley sermon at Geoffrey...
Orange march re-routed (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Report on the demonstration against the decision by the security forces to re-route a planned Loyalist march in Portadown in County Armagh, Northern Ireland away from Catholic areas. Speaking are: Alan...
Gill Pyrah programme (1985)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; Parliamentary debate; Press conference; Speech; Trailer
Gill Pyrah interviews ornithologist and conservationist, Sir Peter Scott, following the release of his latest volume of diaries, Travel Diaries of a Naturalist. The programme also contains the afternoon’s...