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Mother Teresa meets Margaret Thatcher (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa of Calcutta has met UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 10, Downing Street. The meeting - the first ever between the two women - followed an emotional tour by the...
Mother Teresa meets Margaret Thatcher (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is now meeting the Prime Minister at Downing Street to tell her of her horror at London’s homelessness crisis. The 77 year-old Roman Catholic nun has spent the last two nights...
Michael Dukakis speech on becoming Democratic candidate (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Democratic Party front-runner, Michael Dukakis, in the US presidential election to run against Republican George H W Bush. His decisive victory in the crucial New York primary has ended Jesse...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Cookson reports from Algiers on the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages were freed, but there are unconfirmed reports that some, if not all the...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends-steward interviewed (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
John Cookson interviews Abdul-Moneim Abdul-Razzak Mahmoud, the Egyptian purser of the plane, about the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88 and has ended in Algiers....
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- News report
Linda Duffin looks back at the events of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88, now it has ended in Algiers. It had previously stoppped in Iran, been refused entry in Lebanon...
Policeman claims harassment by freemasons (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Percy interviews suspended London Police chief, Brian Woollard, about his claims that UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is a freemason. He is facing dismissal from his post over a campaign against...
Tory rebellion on NHS charges (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews Conservative Party MP, Jerry Hayes, on voting against the Government on the issue of charges for dental services and ending free eye tests. Although the Government won both votes it...
Kuwaiti hijacking (1988)
- Genre
- News report
John Cookson reports on the 10th day of a hijack of a Kuwaiti Airlines 747, now at Algiers in Algeria. An elderly Kuwaiti hostage, Abdullah Al-Chatti, was released today. Includes recording of conversation...
Catholic bishops criticise yuppie culture (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Father Peter Verity, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, criticising the UK Government for helping to harbour a culture of greed and indifference. During a three day...