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Parliament debates BSE (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
There have now been four emergency statements on the BSE crisis since last Wednesday. Parliamentary correspondent Robert Allen reports. Michael Stephen complains of a nanny state; Health Secretary Stephen...
Beef products low-risk (1996)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
House of Commons statement on the BSE crisis, by Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell, on the risks attached to eating beef products, which he says are extremely low.
Harriet Harman on Government’s role in BSE crisis (1996)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Labour’s Harriet Harman attacks Government’s disregard for public health and dogma of deregulation as major factors in the BSE crisis.
Nick Park hat-trick at the Oscars (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Bristol-based animator Nick Park has become the first man to win the Best Short Animated Film category at the Oscars three times. He took the award for his latest Wallace and Gromit adventure, A Close Shave....
James Acheson hat-trick at the Oscars (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
British designer James Acheson has again been named Best Costume Designer at the Oscars, this time for the film Restoration. In his acceptance speech he thanks his team.
Kirk Douglas wins Lifetime Achievement award (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Hollywood veteran Kirk Douglas, who’s recovering from a stroke, has been honoured at the Oscars with a Lifetime Achievement award. In his acceptance speech, he dedicates it to his wife, Anne.
Susan Sarandon takes Best Actress at Oscars (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Susan Sarandon beat off competition from Emma Thompson to take Best Actress at the Oscars, for Dead Man Walking. Here she thanks Sean Penn.
Nicolas Cage takes Best Actor at Oscars (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
At the Oscars, Nicolas Cage was named Best Actor, an award he thought he’d never get. In his acceptance speech, he expresses his hope that more actors will lend themselves to smaller, independent films.
Emma Thompson award speech (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
In her acceptance speech at the Oscars, Emma Thompson reveals she had a prior engagement before the awards got underway - she went to visit Jane Austen’s grave at Winchester Cathedral.
Oscars review (1996)
- Genre
- Drama; News report; Speech
A review of the Oscars ceremony and British successes. Charlie Stayt reports on Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. Includes award announcements and acceptance speeches by Nick Park (excerpt from...