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Malcolm Rifkind on the continuing violence in prisons (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind responds to demands for instant action on the continuing violence in prisons, particularly in Scotland. Male interviewer not identified.
MV Derbyshire inquiry (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on inquiry finally opening today in London into the loss of 42 crew and two wives when the MV Derbyshire ship sank six hundred miles off Taiwan. Includes interview with Paul Lambert, brother of...
First satellite launch (1987)
- Genre
- Special
US newsreel of first Soviet satellite launch, the Red Moon, beating the Americans (launch date was 04/10/57). Speaker not identified.
Freak winds hit the South of the UK (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Nigel Gate of the weather centre tries to explain why there was no warning of the recent freak winds which devastated the South of England. Male interviewer not identified.
Looting in London following freak winds (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Tottenham resident on looting in the wake of the recent storms and strong winds, and on the lack of action by the police. Speakers not identified
Freak winds aftermath (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Ben Brown reports from a helicopter over London on the devastation caused by the freak winds and storms of the night before.
Wind damage at Kew Gardens (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
The damage at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place is described after the recent freak storms. Mature trees were badly affected but the glass houses generally escaped the damage. Speakers not identified.
National Trust properties damaged by freak winds (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
National Trust spokesman on damage done to gardens and woodlands during the recent severe weather. Kent and East Sussex properties were the worst affected. He comments on the establishment of an appeal fund....
Arms for Iraq on boat run by UK captain (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the discovery of machine guns bound for Iraq on the Fathulkair, a ship owned by the Arab United Shipping Company at the Italian port of Savona. The captain, John Scallon from Walton, near Liverpool...
Hungerford massacre (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Police sniper Sergeant David Warwick on why he didn’t shoot Michael Ryan, perpetrator of the Hungerford massacre (19/08/87), as there was no justification at the point he had him in his sights. Male...