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State visit to UK by Amir of Qatar (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, during his state visit to Britain. Includes extract of speech by the Queen on the shared concern...
Johnson Mathey bank affair (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour MP Brian Sedgemore’s Commons call for an inquiry into the Johnson Matthey affair and allegations of fraud in the wake of the bank’s collapse and takeover by the Bank of England. Includes...
Kenneth Cook WW2 memories (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Remembrance day special with Kenneth Cook recalling being cast adrift on a raft for 43 days off the coast of Africa after his ship was torpedoed and sunk during the Second World War and the incidents and...
Bill Sparks WW2 memories (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Remembrance Day special with Cockleshell Hero Bill Sparks recalling the Royal Marine canoe raid on enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour during the Second World War. On the raid, his escape across France and...
Bamber family murders (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the murder of five Bamber family members at White House Farm in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, with Sheila Bamber at this stage being held responsible for the shooting dead of her parents Nevill and...
Land’s End school drowning (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Rita Lamden, mother of Ricci, one of the four boys from Stoke Poges Middle School who drowned during a school trip to Land’s End, on the inquiry report, which criticises headmaster Alec...
Tom King on Anglo-Irish accord (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King on the Anglo-Irish accord signed by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Prime Minister Dr Garret FitzGerald, which confirms there will be no change in the...
Tom King gaffe over Anglo-Irish accord (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the gaffe by Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King over the Anglo-Irish accord, signed by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach, Dr Garret FitzGerald, by stating he does not...
Tom King on Anglo-Irish accord (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King on the Anglo-Irish Accord signed by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach, Dr Garret FitzGerald, which confirms there will be no change in the...
Tom King Anglo-Irish accord gaffe (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Harold McCusker, deputy leader of the Ulster Unionists, on the gaffe made by Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King over the Anglo-Irish Accord signed by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and...