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Royal Navy in Persian Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
George Matheson spends a day on patrol with the Royal Navy’s HMS Jupiter. Includes interviews with the ship’s navigator, David Reindorf(?), and the captain, John Wright.
Briton escapes Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
British oil technician John Osgerby(?), now returned to his family in Hampshire, on the difficulties of escaping from Kuwait by driving across the desert. Interviewer not heard. Originally broadcast on Ocean...
John Storms on Hungerford massacre legacy (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Washing machine engineer John Storms of Abingdon talks about his life since being shot in the face during the Hungerford massacre in 1987, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people. Male interviewer not...
Colonel Gaddafi condemns Saddam Hussein (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
As James Matthews reports from the Gulf Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has condemned Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s use of foreigners as hostages in the Gulf crisis, whilst the British Ladies of Amman...
Kathy McGregor on her escape from Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Hotel receptionist, Kathy McGregor(?) of Nottingham has arrived at Heathrow after escaping through the desert from occupied Kuwait dressed as a Bedouin woman in a 13-car convey of 50 to 60 people. She speaks...
James Baker announces Gulf blockade (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Speech
News bulletin. The US naval blockade of Iraq is officially on - announced by the US Secretary of State, James Baker. A British man, Douglas Croskery, has been shot while trying to escape from Kuwait, and is...
British man shot dead escaping Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin
8 o’clock news read by Steve Allen focusing on British businessman, Douglas Croskery from Whitley Bay on Tyneside, being shot dead whilst trying to escape from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. British Foreign...
Margaret Thatcher declares seizure of British nationals a scandal (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says it is a scandal that British nationals have been seized in Kuwait by Iraqi forces. Interviewer not heard.
Iraqi ambassador issues warning to foreign powers (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Iraq’s Ambassador to Britain, Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi, issues a statement warning that any intervention by foreign powers in Kuwait will be firmly dealt with and that any sanctions will only exacerbate the...
Leeds United Football Club cleared of Bournemouth hooliganism (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
The final league game of the 89/90 season saw Leeds United Football Club win promotion to the first division with a 1-0 win at Bournemouth. Bournemouth was relegated, resulting in crowd trouble at the ground...