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Iraq hostages return to the UK (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Phillips reports on the return through Gatwick Airport of 38 sick and elderly British hostages from Iraq out of 200 who had been held since the invasion of Kuwait, following negotiations by former Prime...
Survey claims economic recession (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Britain is in deep recession, according to a survey of 6,000 firms by the British Chambers of Commerce. The survey backs claims of a recession by many industrialists and city economists but the Government...
Angela Rippon breakfast (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Angela Rippon breakfast programme - she interviews Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary Gerald Kaufman on the defence debate by phone from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool.The interview turns into a...
Advertisement for The Presentation Company (1990)
- Genre
- Advertisement
Advertisement for The Presentation Company. Possibly voiced by Angus Deayton.
IRA proxy bombs kill 6 soldiers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Vox pop
Karen English reports on 2 IRA bomb attacks one the eve of Anglo-Irish talks at Irish border checkpoints at Newry and Londonderry, in cars driven by civilians whose families had been kidnapped- so-called...
Ivor Stanbrook calls for redrawing of Irish border (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Following the explosion of two IRA proxy bombs killing 6 soldiers in Northern Ireland Conservative MP Ivor Stanbrook explains his idea for the policy to end IRA violence - redrawing the boundary between...
Ted Heath secures release of 33 hostages from Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Joanna Copley of the Gulf Support Group speaks about the trip to Iraq by former British Prime Minister Ted Heath where he managed to secure the release of 33 hostages but had to leave 127 behind. She says...
Conservatives revolt over ERM overcome (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
The Conservative Government has overcome a revolt against the UK joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by winning endorsement by 300 votes to 227. During a debate in the House of Commons, Prime...
British teens accused of drug smuggling in Thailand (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Heather Lima(?) reports on British women 17 year-old Patricia Cahill and 18 year-old Karyn Smith ahead of their trial in Thailand on drugs smuggling charges. They were discovered at Bangkok Airport with...
Repetitive strain injury (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Tim Carter from the Health and Safety Executive speaks about repetitive strain injury (RSI) â how it can occur, how it can be avoided and its implications on the individual and on the company. Female...