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US budget crisis (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
For weeks now, employees of US central government have been left unpaid including embassy workers around the world, due to a government shutdown and unbalanced budget. Washington correspondent Simon Marks...
Wayne Hutchinson case (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
A 21 year-old mental patient was mistakenly released on home leave from hospital in South London. He went on to kill two people and injure three others during a week of violence a year ago. Wayne Hutchinson...
US budget crisis deal (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
The United States Government is back in business after Congress and President Bill Clinton agreed to restore funding and sent eight hundred thousand employees back to work, but the deal is only a stopgap in...
US budget crisis deal (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Senate House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich is unhappy with the deal President Bill Clinton has agreed which will see eight hundred thousand federal employees return to work in the budget dispute...
Blair on stakeholder economy (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Tony Blair has been outlining his vision of the British economy under Labour. Speaking to business leaders in Singapore, he says every citizen would be given a true sense of belonging and national pride by...
Francois Mitterrand death (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Speech
William Roncon looks back at the life and political career of former French President Francois Mitterrand following his death from cancer. Includes Mitterrand speech on the Maastricht Treaty (in French) and...
Ashford International opens (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports on the opening of Ashford International station where Eurostar will stop. Bagpipes and fireworks are heard, followed by speech by Sir Keith Speed, the local MP who...
Terry Venables resignation (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Press statement by Football Association spokesman David Davies about the decision of England football coach Terry Venables to resign after the 1996 European Championship in order to confront a number of...
United Nations Anniversary (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Jeff Collins reports on the 50th anniversary of the United Nations which is celebrating it’s first ever meeting in London in 1945; archive speech by Clement Attlee; interview with Peter Tudor, Methodist...
Francois Mitterrand memorial service (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a public memorial service at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris for former French President Francois Mitterrand. Tributes were led by Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger (speech heard). The service was attended...