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39,247 results found for all records.
George Bush assures press he has recovered well (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
US President, George Bush gives a press conference about his health after suffering atrial fibrillation whilst out jogging. He says his health is perfectly fine, and he is recovering well.
George Bush denies conspiracy with Iranians (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
US President, George H. W. Bush on a US hostage or hostages held in Iran. He says he has had no contact with the Iranians, and expresses his disgust at the views or behaviour of a Mr Sick (poss. Gary Sick,...
London Zoo facing closure (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Unidentified London Zoo spokesman on the financial crisis faced by the zoo. He says the future of its 8,000 animals would be uncertain should it be forced to close.
EMF anger John Lennon fans by using Chapman voice (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the new album from the band EMF, Schubert Dip, which contains the voice of John Lennon’s killer, Mark Chapman reciting Lennon lines. Lennon’s fans are outraged by the inclusion, and Liverpool...
Proposals to close Stonehenge road (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (from English Heritage?) on the Government’s proposals to dual the A303, to place the road in a two-kilometre tunnel where it passes Stonehenge, and to close the A344. Female...
Virginia Bottomley on residential childcare (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Virginia Bottomley MP on residential homes for childcare purposes. She discusses the Government’s budget for this, the increase in spending on social services, individual childcare plans, and the new...
Neil Kinnock on welfare policy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s speech, A Modern State of Welfare, at the annual lecture for the Community Care journal, in which he outlines his party’s policies on welfare. He criticises the...
David Mellor on economic policy (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Conservative (poss. David Mellor, Chief Secretary to the Treasury) on the party’s plans for the economy. He criticises Labour for their economic policies, which include taking another 10...
Riots in Washington DC (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
On 05/05/91, during a Cinco de Mayo street celebration, a black female Washington DC Metropolitan Police officer tried to arrest a Salvadoran man for disorderly conduct in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of...
Pilot loses job after runway mistake (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on a pilot who almost crashed his jet, carrying 273 people, on the A4 trunk road when he mistook street lights for landing lights. After a court hearing, Captain Stewart thanks everyone who supported...