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Calls for cannabis legalisation (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on 65-year-old Liverpool doctor Ann Biezanek(?) having been cleared of supplying her ill daughter with cannabis for medical purposes, the case opens the debate on the relaxation of drug laws. Speakers...
Queen acknowledges monarchy protests (1993)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Queen Elizabeth II at the Commonwealth Summit in Cyprus where she acknowledges countries may wish to remove her as head of state as moer countries plan to leave the Commonwealth.
Remaining coal mines in doubt (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the UK’s remaining coal mines and if they will remain operational or be sold into privatized business as a review is announced. Speakers are Conservative backbench coal rebel Elizabeth Peacock;...
London policeman shot dead (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech; Tribute
Jeremy Hillman reports on the shooting dead of 44 year-old PC Patrick Dunne by an armed gang while investigating a burglary in Clapham, South London. The crime is believed to have been drug-related. Speakers...
Calls to arm police force (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Tribute; Speech; Interview
Report on calls to arm the police force with guns following the shooting dead of 44-year-old PC Patrick Dunne in Clapham, South London, in an incident believed to be linked to drug-related crime. Speakers...
Bomb blast in Shankill Road (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the Shankill Road bombing, the worst IRA atrocity North Belfast has ever witnessed when a bomb exploded in a crowded chip shop, late Saturday evening. Speakers are Phyllis(?) Frizell(?) who lost...
Drug murders in London (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the drug-related murders in London including PC Patrick Dunne and drug dealer William Danso in Clapham, and Anthony Malhardo(?) in Shepherds Bush. Jill Forth, a policeman’s widow, will appeal to...
Home Office ban on Gerry Adams (1993)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Havovi Todd reports on the UK Home Office ban of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams from entering the UK mainland under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Speakers are Prime Minister John Major; Sinn Fein...
Princes Charles on urban regeneration (1993)
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- Speech
Speech by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at the International Conference of Urban Regeneration in Glasgow. He speaks about the need to take responsibility for the problems and what can be done to make...
Prince Charles on social issues (1993)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at the International Conference of Urban Regeneration in Glasgow. He speaks about racial tension and the feeling of hopelessness among young people living in...