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Wives of hostages fly to Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Lynn Boak of Aberdeen, spokeswomen for a group of women whose husbands are hostages in Iraq (including her husband Derek Boak), talks to David Piper about what they hope to achieve by going to Iraq, what she...
Channel Tunnel breaks through (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Sue Flipping reports from the site near Folkestone on the break through in the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel meaning the UK and France are now linked. Cheering is heard and first men to pass through...
Channel Tunnel breaks through (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
News bulletin read by Howard Hughes focusing on the break through in the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel meaning the UK and France are now linked. Includes report by Sue Flipping from the site near...
Case of preganant teen killed by police (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nicole Pullman reports on the case of Gail Kinchin,17-year-old pregnant teenager accidentally killed by police when being held hostage by her boyfriend David Paget(?). And on the High Court judge blaming the...
Tools/arms to Iraq controversy (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on debate in the Commons today over claims former Trade Minister Alan Clark helped companies gain export licences for machine tools which could have been used to manufacture weapons. Export...
Neil Kinnock speech on education reform (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock speech on what Labour would do to reform education if elected including forming an education standards agency, reforming teacher training and support, a general teaching...
Farmers marching on Brussels (1990)
- Genre
- News report
John Fraser reports from Brussels on over 23,000 farmers protesting about possible cuts in subsidies as GATT trade talks take place, and police having to fire tear gas and water cannons. Includes sounds of...
Food aid for the Soviet Union (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on why Europe will not send food aid or part of its food mountains to the Soviet Union. He says there is not a threat of mass starvation and the Soviets don’t have the means...
Christmas drink driving campaign (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andy Stenton reports on the Government’s Christmas drink driving campaign (includes recording of hardhitting TV advert). Minister for Roads and Traffic, Christopher Chope, says the war on drink driving is...
Mission to free Britons held in Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with 2 relatives of Britons held hostage in Iraq as human shields talk about their mission to Iraq to attempt to get them released and the circumstances of their situations: Pat Hall, mother of...