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Explosion at former home of Lord McAlpine (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop
Report on an explosion at the former home of Lord McAlpine (Alistair McAlpine), West Green House near Basingstoke, Hampshire. Chief Superintendent Alan Wheeler says he believes the IRA is to blame, and...
George Bush reneges on taxes (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech; Vox pop
Nick Peters reports on US President George H. W. Bush’s announcement yesterday that he is to break his fundamental campaign pledge of 1988- no new taxes, because of the budget deficit; and on...
IRA bombing of London Stock Exchange (1990)
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- News report; Vox pop
Clayre Gribben reporting from the scene of a bomb attack on the London Stock Exchange, which had been evacuated following a warning from the Irish Republican Army. Includes accounts of employees and...
Appointment of George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury (1990)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech
Charles Eden reporting from Wells following the announcement that the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Dr George Carey is to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Town Crier Freddie Gibbons announcing the...
Demonstration outside Iraqi Embassy in London (1990)
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- News report; Vox pop
Following the decision by the United States and Britain to send forces to the Gulf in defence of Saudi Arabia and other states threatened by Iraqi aggression, Gareth Furby reports from the demonstration...
Notting Hill Carnival - 25th Anniversary (1990)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Havovi Todd reports from the 25th Notting Hill Carnival and gauges public opinion on the event and how it is policed. Includes an interview with the Deputy Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Notting...
Gulf crisis escalates - Iraqi reserve army swells (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
The Iraqi Minister of Culture and Information, Latif Jassim makes a statement through an interpreter in which he attacks Western leaders, claiming that UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher is senile and...
Seventh Armoured Brigade prepares for Gulf (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Catherine Field reports from West Germany where members of Britain’s Seventh Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats) are preparing for their posting to Saudi Arabia to join the international forces opposing Saddam...
Western hostages return from Kuwait telling of atrocities (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Simon Bowden reports from Gatwick Airport on the return of 400 Western hostages including 26 Britons from Kuwait on an Iraqi airliner following the invasion by Iraqi forces. Stories have emerged of innocent...
Western hostages from Kuwait tell of atrocities (1990)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
James Matthews reports from Baghdad where a handful of British women and children have arrived on their way home to the UK following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops. The former hostages say Iraqi...