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39,247 results found for all records.
Walter Mondale acknowledges defeat by Ronald Reagan (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the electoral defeat of US Democratic candidate Walter Mondale, who holds a post-election news conference in Minnesota, the only state not to fall to Ronald Reagan. Mondale is not bitter and has no...
Train robbery at O’Rourkes Bridge, Northern Ireland (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on a train robbery in Northern Ireland, on the Belfast-to-Dublin train. The train was stopped at O’Rourkes Bridge, then taken one-and-a-half miles to Mount Pleasant, south of the...
Mr and Mrs West give away their possessions (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mr (Alec?) and Mrs West are looking for bids for two hundred items, in order that they might donate the proceeds to others more needy than themselves. Other items they are giving away, only keeping personal...
Harrods bombing inquest (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the inquest into the Harrods IRA bombing and police and forensic evidence given. Includes an interview with the mother (R.B. Armour) of victim Caroline (or Jasmine) Cochrane-Patrick on her Islamic...
IRA Brighton bombing - Muriel Maclean death (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Chairman of the Conservative Party John Gummer on the death of Muriel Maclean, wife of Sir Donald Maclean, following the IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative...
Eastbourne bomb scare (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the deliberate bomb scare at a hotel during the CBI conference in Eastbourne. Includes interview with Sussex Assistant Chief Constable David Scott. Male reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).
IRA Brighton bombing - Hunt for terrorists (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the police hunt for the Brighton IRA bombers, in particular search for a Roy Walsh who was staying at the Grand Hotel. Includes interview with Detective Chief Superintendent of Sussex CID Jack...
Brian Close on Yorkshire cricket committee problems (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former England Cricket Captain Brian Close on being the Chairman of Yorkshire Cricket Board and the influence of Geoffrey Boycott on the committee. Close has now resigned. Male interviewer not...
Generic drugs to be prescribed (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Social Services Secretary Norman Fowler on the Government’s decision to have generic drugs rather than specific brands prescribed by the NHS to save money. Male interviewer not identified.
Cardinal Hume on Ethiopian crisis (1984)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference by Cardinal Basil Hume on the crisis in Ethiopia and possible solutions to the country’s problems following his visit to the country.