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John McCarthy birthday in captivity (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Linda Duffin reports on British hostage, John McCarthy, who has spent a third birthday (26 November) in captivity after being kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen in Beirut in April 1986. Includes appeals for news...
Prince Charles speech on merchant shipping (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales), to the Company of Master Mariners in London, warning of the dangers to national security of the run-down in British merchant shipping.
Prince Charles speech on merchant shipping (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales), to the Company of Master Mariners in London, warning of the dangers to national security of the run-down in British merchant shipping.
Police shoot London hostage gunman (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
John Alcock reports on an incident in the West End of London when a gunman seized a man and held him hostage in the street. The gunman was identified as Metal Mickey of no fixed abode. Includes police...
Debate on Patrick Ryan affair (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Murphy reports on Parliamentary reaction to the Belgian Government’s decision to refuse the extradition to Britain of IRA suspect, Father Patrick Ryan. Includes speeches by Margaret Thatcher; Michael...
Nigel Lawson faces critics in Commons (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports on a parliamentary debate during which UK Chancellor Nigel Lawson faced up to his critics in the wake of Britain’s trade deficit hitting record levels, high interest rates, and rising...
Picasso sale at Christie’s (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Special
Kevin Murphy reports on the auction of a Picasso painting, Acrobat and Young Harlequin, which has gone under the hammer for nearly twenty-one million pounds at Christie’s auction house in London. The...
Hostage crisis in London (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Recording of a friend (not identified) of gunman, Metal Mickey, who took a man hostage at gunpoint in the West End of London. The friend shouts through a megaphone for Mickey to give himself up.
Margaret Thatcher on over-population and the environment (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gives a green speech to the annual dinner of the Royal Society at the Fishmongers’ Hall, London, where she talks about her concerns for the environment.
Nigel Lawson on the economy (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Chancellor Nigel Lawson has warned that unemployment is likely to rise as the Government steps up the fight on inflation. Lawson was appearing before before the Commons Backbench Treasury Committee....