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Channel Tunnel treaty speeches (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
Speeches by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (in English and French) and French President Francois Mitterrand (in French) at the Channel Tunnel treaty-signing ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral. Thatcher...
Signing of Channel Tunnel treaty (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on the signing of the Channel Tunnel treaty at Canterbury Cathedral, with excerpt of a speech by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in which she addresses the concerns of the people of Kent, and a...
Spitfire anniversary (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Paul Maurice reports on the 50th anniversary of the Spitfire and a commemorative flight over London. Includes vox pop with London public; interview with pilot of the Spitfire, Paul Day of the RAF.
Brownies’ brew-up (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a Brownies charity tea party attended by Princess Anne. Includes interviews with Lynne(?) Braithwaite, Brown Owl; Wendy Riches, Save the Children; speech by Princess Anne. Male reporter not...
Princess Anne speech at IOD conference (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mark Mardell reports on a speech made by Princess Anne at the Institute of Directors annual convention, requesting that business give more money to charities such as Save the Children. Also a speech by the...
Land Rover buyout (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Channon, Trade and Industry Secretary, on the four groups interested in buying the Land Rover division of British Leyland. Female interviewer not identified.
Lord Hailsham on compensation (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg) on the need for an overhaul of the system by which compensation for personal injury and damages are claimed. Male interviewer (not identified) refers to an earlier press conference.
Anniversary of Militant (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the 20th anniversary of the formation of the left-wing Militant group within the UK Labour Party, its policies, and its influence in Liverpool. Includes interview with Terry Harrison and Richard...
John Baker on nuclear waste sites (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
John Baker, chairman of NIREX, on the identification of UK sites for nuclear waste disposal and what happens next, especially in the light of local opposition. Female interviewer not identified.
Sellafield inquiry (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Kevin Murphy reports from the Magnox reprocessing plant on the start of the Sellafield nuclear site inquiry, following a radiation leak earlier in the year. Includes interviews with John Hall, works manager;...