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Nelson Mandela 70th birthday concert (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
John Cookson reports on the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute concert at Wembley Stadium, London. Includes music excerpts; speeches/interviews by/with Sir Richard Attenborough; Archbishop Trevor...
Patrick McVeigh extradition fails (1988)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
Three linked clips from Prime Minister’s Question Time on the decision in a Dublin court which ruled Patrick McVeigh, a suspect in a series of deadly bombings in the UK had not been positively identified...
Sport Minister on hooliganism (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Minister for Sport Colin Moynihan speaking outside the RheinEnergieStadion, Germany ahead of England’s football match against Holland. He is on a hooliganism factfinding mission and says action will be...
Dalai Lama takes new moderate stance (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Exiled spiritual leader of the Buddhist community in Tibet Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama speaks during his visit to the European Parliament explaining his new moderate stance to the Chinese government which...
Martin O’Neill is new Labour defence spokesman (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Leader of the Labour Party Neil Kinnock has appointed Martin O’Neill as the new defence spokesperson following the sudden resignation of Denzil Davies. O’Neill is interviewed on his new role and working...
Neil Kinnock reaction to Denzil Davies resignation (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock gives his reaction to Simon Israel on defence spokesman Denzil Davies’ shock resignation. His resignation follows Kinnock’s television interview in which he backed away...
English football hooliganism (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ahead of England versus Holland in the UEFA Euro football tournament, violence against the Dutch by some British fans caused 20 to get arrested. One self-confessed hooligan says he’s in Dusseldorf for...
Freed French hostage calls for release of Britons (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the visit of freed French hostage Jean-Paul Kauffman to London at the invitation of the Friends of John McCarthy. Includes Kauffman speaking via translator- says the British ought...
Stonehenge hippies forced out by riot police (1988)
- Genre
- News report
Police with riot gear force 3000 hippies away from the ancient monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire during a dawn siege where they were trying to celebrate summer solstice. They have claimed police brutality....
Stonehenge hippies beaten by police (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Police force back 3000 hippies at Stonehenge, Wiltshire who were trying to celebrate the summer solstice. Includes vox pop with terrified participants and police loudhailer heard. Julie Benson reports from...