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Hayward drugs trial in Sweden (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a Swedish court case in which Captain Simon Hayward is charged with drug smuggling. Includes a statement from his mother, Hazel Hayward, and a recorded telephone statement from his brother,...
Simon Hayward drug smuggling trial (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Christopher Hayward, recorded by his mother Hazel Haywood and played at the trial of his brother, Simon Hayward, in Sweden on drug smuggling charges.
Geoffrey Howe on the Iran-Iraq War (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe answers questions on the Iran-Iraq War, following an attack by Iranians on a British tanker. Topics discussed include the possibility of an arms embargo and ceasefire....
Margaret Thatcher on Iranian attack (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher states her views on the Iran-Iraq War, following an Iranian attack on a British merchant vessel and an American attack on an Iranian vessel. Two questions posed by two...
Iranian attack on British tanker (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
On the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, Paul Maurice reports on location from the Gulf on the continually volatile situation following yesterday’s attack on a British tanker by...
Geoffrey Howe on President Ali Khamenei speech (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe responds to a summary of a speech given by the Iranian President, Ali Khamenei, which he boycotted. The UN pursues an arms embargo, and US Secretary of Defence,...
Sir Geoffrey Howe on mines in the Persian Gulf (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
In 2 parts. British Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, speaks to the UN assembly about Iran, with reference to the recent laying of mines by Iranian troops in the Persian Gulf, the closure of the Iranian...
Comment on UN efforts in the Iran-Iraq War (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
A critical look at the UN’s progress in the Iran-Iraq War, with reference to the proposed arms embargo and the speech made by British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe. Male commentator not identified (poss....
Ben Brown reports from British tanker, Gentle Breeze (1987)
- Genre
- News report
IRN reporter Ben Brown reports from the British tanker Gentle Breeze, which was attacked by Iranian troops. Subsequently, the Iranian naval ship, Iran Ajr, was attacked by US helicopters after it was...
Captain of the Gentle Breeze on his ship being attacked (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Ben Brown speaks to the captain (surname poss. Soman) of the Gentle Breeze about the attack on his ship as it travelled through the Persian Gulf, and the lack of protection from the British Royal Navy.