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Peter Barry reacts to Thatcher’s comments at Anglo-Irish summit (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Peter Barry expresses the Irish Government’s unhappiness with the way British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher conducted her summit with the Taoiseach (Irish Prime...
Mexico City surgeon on victims of gas explosion (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on a series of gas explosions and fires in Mexico City. Dr Rodolfo(?) Verona(?) thinks the number of dead is far greater than reported by the press. Female interviewer not identified.
Mexico City gas explosions - People living near terminals (1984)
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- Interview
Unidentified Mexican female speaker (possibly a doctor) estimates that there are more than 5,000 victims of the gas explosions in Mexico City. She thinks figures released by the Mexican Government are low...
Michael Heseltine on NATO approval of budget (1984)
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- Interview
Paul Maurice interviews UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine in which he says new anti-nuclear aircraft shelters will be built in the UK and Europe, and a new ammunition stock will be bought. He says...
South African Ambassador on the Durban Six (1984)
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- Press conference
South African Ambassador to Britain, Denis Worrall is trying to find a solution with the South African authorities to the Durban Six situation in the British Consulate in South Africa, where opponents of...
European space probe Giotto to pass Halley’s Comet in 1986 (1984)
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- News report; Interview
The European Space Agency is getting ready to launch its Giotto space probe for the arrival of Halley’s Comet. Dave Dale, project manager at the Agency, says other countries will lend their help to study...
Widow of Scottish holidaymaker on Spanish police (1984)
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- News report; Press conference
Sheila Mathieson, widow of David Mathieson, who was stabbed on the Costa Brava in Spain, says the Spanish police treated her and her family badly. She says that if they had sent for an ambulance, her husband...
Robert McFarlane on nuclear arms reductions (1984)
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- News report; Press conference
White House official Robert McFarlane announces fresh talks on the reduction of nuclear arms between the Soviet Union and the United States. Male reporter not identified.
Zola Budd makes GB choice (1984)
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- News report; Press conference
Athlete Zola Budd is to continue running for Great Britain, despite her return to her native South Africa after competing in the Olympic Games. Male reporter not identified.
British woman missing in Spain (1984)
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- Interview
Unidentified female speaker (from Amsterdam) describes a 40 year-old British woman, Gillian Stuart-Smith, who went missing in Barcelona after she came to visit friends. She also talks about the circumstances...