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John McCarthy birthday in captivity (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Linda Duffin reports on British hostage, John McCarthy, who has spent a third birthday (26 November) in captivity after being kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen in Beirut in April 1986. Includes appeals for news...
Zeph Mothopeng released (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Nigel Wrench reports from South Africa on the release of black nationalist leader, Zephania (Zeph) Mothopeng, who has vowed to continue fighting against apartheid. President of the banned Pan Africanist...
Mother accuses army of bullying son (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Susan Pritchard on the treatment of her son while he was in the Army. Clayton Pritchard spent less than a month in the Royal Engineers, where his mother claims he was bullied, beaten, and...
Prince Charles speech on merchant shipping (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales), to the Company of Master Mariners in London, warning of the dangers to national security of the run-down in British merchant shipping.
Prince Charles speech on merchant shipping (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales), to the Company of Master Mariners in London, warning of the dangers to national security of the run-down in British merchant shipping.
Police shoot London hostage gunman (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
John Alcock reports on an incident in the West End of London when a gunman seized a man and held him hostage in the street. The gunman was identified as Metal Mickey of no fixed abode. Includes police...
Police shoot London hostage gunman (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Alcock reports on an incident in the West End of London in which a gunman seized a man and held him hostage in the street. The gunman was identified as Metal Mickey of no fixed abode. Includes police...
Police chief on Werewolf rapist (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Detective Chief Inspector George Smith, on the search for a rapist, known as the Werewolf, who is responsible for a series of sex attacks on elderly women in Surrey and Sussex. (Jose...
Moors victim’s mother on Ian Brady (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Winnie Johnson, the mother of Moors murder victim, Keith Bennett, calling for his killer, Ian Brady, to be transferred from Park Lane Special Hospital to an ordinary prison. Broadcast on...
Debate on Patrick Ryan affair (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Murphy reports on Parliamentary reaction to the Belgian Government’s decision to refuse the extradition to Britain of IRA suspect, Father Patrick Ryan. Includes speeches by Margaret Thatcher; Michael...