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News report on Fiji coup (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the coup in Fiji, and whether the Queen should and/or can step in to control the government. Deposed Prime Minister, Timoci Bavadra speaks to reporters at Heathrow Airport. Female reporter not...
Margaret Thatcher on nuclear weapons control (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher talks about the importance of reducing nuclear weapons, the importance of having some nuclear weapons, how this affects Britain, and progress with the USSR.
Edward Chaplin returns to England from Iran (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Edward Chaplin’s arrival in England after being kidnapped and held by Revolutionary Guards in Iran. It looks at why Chaplin, Britain’s first Secretary in Tehran, was arrested; the action...
Oliver Northâs secretary, Fawn Hall, on shredding secret papers (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Two reports on how secretary Fawn Hall was ordered by Colonel Oliver North to alter and destroy secret documents. Hall tells senators (at a hearing of a joint Congressional committee?) of her feelings about...
Ronald Reagan on the USSR and nuclear weapons (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
US President Ronald Reagan on the possibility of nuclear weapons reductions through US-Soviet talks.
Ronald Reaganâs Tear Down This Wall speech, Berlin (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on US President Ronald Reagan’s speech from the Brandenburg Gate, calling on Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Also covers the demonstrations against Reagan’s coming to Berlin, how...
Sir Harry Livermore represents accused Liverpool fans in Belgium (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Attorney Sir Harry Livermore is representing 7 of the 26 Liverpool fans accused of football hooliganism in Belgium. He talks about the aim of his visit to Belgium: to argue against extradition proceedings...
First anniversary of the state of emergency in South Africa (1987)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Report on the first anniversary of the state of emergency in South Africa. A cathedral congregation (black and white) brings flowers, and a choir sings a political song. Excerpts from speeches by Frank...
Acquittal of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the acquittal of Bernhard Goetz, dubbed the Subway Vigilante by the New York press, who shot four would-be robbers on a subway train in Mathattan in 1984. Curtis Sliwa, a Guardian Angel from New...
Sri Lankan government case against Tamil rebels (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sri Lankan Security Minister Mr Lalith Athulathmudali, on the government’s case against the Tamil rebels. It covers the number of rebels detained or sent back, whether anybody has come...