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House of Commons debate on South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher on the situation in South Africa after raids on neighbouring countries that had allegedly committed terrorist crimes. Thatcher believes the situation needs reviewing, and...
Keith White killed by plastic bullet (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a 20-minute industrial stoppage across Northern Ireland in protest at the death of Keith White, a 20 year-old Protestant killed by a police plastic bullet during demonstrations in Portadown on...
Stormont siege ended by police (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a siege at Stormont being ended by police after they stormed the building, physically ejecting the members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Includes interview with Jim Wells, on what happened;...
Last working day of GLC (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on the final working day of the Greater London Council, which is being disbanded. Includes interviews with GLC leader Ken Livingstone, on the work being spread to other organisations, and...
Abolition of GLC (1986)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports from the members’ terrace at County Hall as the Greater London Council is abolished. Includes Chairman, Tony Banks delivering a speech as he lowers the flag, claiming the occasion is...
Remembering the GLC (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on a service of thanksgiving for the Greater London Council (abolished 31/03/86). Includes excerpt of a sermon by the Dean of Westminster, the Reverend Edward Carpenter, in which he says...
Militant members walk out on disciplinary hearing (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on a disciplinary meeting of the Labour Party National Executive Committee being abandoned after seven of the twelve Liverpool Militant Tendency members being interrogated walked out. Eric Heffer...
Labour wins Fulham By-election (1986)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report; Speech
Terry Dignan reports from Fulham Town Hall on a win for the Labour Party in the Fulham By-election. Results are heard being announced; winning candidate Nick Raynsford on the victory and Militant...
USA attacks Libya - Two years since death of Yvonne Fletcher (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Report following the US attacks on Libya. It comes on the second anniversary of the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, shot by Libyan terrorists, in London. In a press statement (archive recording), Fletcher’s...
USA attacks Libya during military exercises (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Technical
US forces have destroyed 12 Libyan missiles and a patrol boat during military exercises which turned hostile. A series of clips explains the reasons for the bombings, the targets hit and reports on reaction...