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Donald Regan testifies on Irangate (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report back to the studio on the former White House Chief of Staff, Donald Regan’s evidence to the Irangate (Iran-Contra affair) hearing in the USA. Including recordings of Donald Reganâs testimony...
George Shultz testifies on Irangate (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on George Shultz, US Secretary of State’s evidence at the Irangate (Iran-Contra affair) hearing. Includes actuality from Shultzâs testimonies in court on when he first learnt about the arms...
First black Guardsman (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the passing out of Richard Stokes, the first black soldier recruited into the Grenadier Guards, following a personal campaign for the recruitment of black guardsmen by Prince Charles. Including...
Channel Tunnel ratification (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following ratification of the Channel Tunnel project with the President of France. On the arrangements that have already been put in place and the benefits...
Durham Miners Gala (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report covering speeches at the Durham Coal Miners Gala. Tony Benn calling for the Labour Party to concentrate on its real work of defeating Margaret Thatcher at the next election. Arthur Scargill on a...
Ken Livingstone’s controversial maiden speech (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report of Ken Livingstone’s controversial maiden speech (with excerpts), making allegations against the SAS, Captain Robert Nairac and MI5 of murder and running a vice ring in Northern Ireland and that the...
Local Government Bill debate (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on the debate in the Commons on the new Local Government Bill. Speeches on various aspects from Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley in debate with Labour’s Jack Cunningham; also Bernie Grant,...
Speech to the London Labour Party (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
Address to the London Labour Party on Labour’s radical socialist agenda and beginning the campaign on the policies that will serve both the capital and country after the next election. Male speaker not...
Tony Newton on inquiry into Cleveland child abuse cases (1987)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Speech by Tony Newton MP, in a Parliamentary debate on a Government inquiry in relation to the Cleveland child abuse scandal, where 121 cases of suspected child sexual abuse were (possibly mis-) diagnosed by...
Michael Meacher in debate Cleveland child abuse inquiry (1987)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Speech by Michael Meacher MP, in a Parliamentary debate on a Government inquiry in relation to the Cleveland child abuse scandal, where 121 cases of suspected child sexual abuse were diagnosed by Dr Marietta...