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Warning to Britons in Uganda (1986)
- Genre
- Public information; Speech
BBC World Service announcement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary to Britons in Uganda, warning them to take precautions against troubles in the country and leave if it is safe to do so. Male...
Princess Anne on business donations to Save the Children (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by Princess Anne hitting out at British industry for the small amount of money given to her charity, Save the Children. Includes excerpt from her speech (audio quality poor due to her...
Thatcher achieves 11 years as Conservative leader (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the Prime Minister’s Question Time which marked eleven years of Margaret Thatcher as Conservative Party leader. Includes speeches by Thatcher (in which she says she has seen off three Labour...
Channel Tunnel treaty speeches (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
Speeches by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (in English and French) and French President Francois Mitterrand (in French) at the Channel Tunnel treaty-signing ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral. Thatcher...
Signing of Channel Tunnel treaty (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on the signing of the Channel Tunnel treaty at Canterbury Cathedral, with excerpt of a speech by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in which she addresses the concerns of the people of Kent, and a...
Brownies’ brew-up (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a Brownies charity tea party attended by Princess Anne. Includes interviews with Lynne(?) Braithwaite, Brown Owl; Wendy Riches, Save the Children; speech by Princess Anne. Male reporter not...
Princess Anne speech at IOD conference (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mark Mardell reports on a speech made by Princess Anne at the Institute of Directors annual convention, requesting that business give more money to charities such as Save the Children. Also a speech by the...
Sellafield inquiry (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
John Fraser reports on a call by MEPs for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear site until the results of the inquiry - which follows a radiation leak earlier in the year - are made known. Includes speeches...
Derry Mainwaring Knight fraud case (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the case of Satanist, Derry Mainwaring Knight, who tricked members of a Christian church group and its friends into funding his bogus campaign against devil-worshippers. The Reverend John Baker...
Institute of Directors convention (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mark Mardell reports on the Institute of Directors annual convention. Includes speeches by: Tom Stonier, University of Bradford, on the need to increase the education budget; Eddie Shah of the Today...