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BCCI bank closure (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Keith Vaz on the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, following his meeting with Bank of England Governor Robin Leigh Pemberton. On the need for investigation,...
House fire kills mother and children (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a house fire which involved the death of mother Maria McCormack and her two children, Terry,4, and Daniel,11, in Stanmore, North London, its being treated as suspicious. With comment from...
UK shifts on Syrian arms embargo (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Foreign Office minister Douglas Hogg on the UK offering to remove its veto on ending the EC arms embargo placed on Syria, and on diplomatic relations between Syria and the UK. European...
Ted Heath 75th birthday celebrations (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the cruise on the River Thames for the 75th birthday of former Prime Minister, Ted Heath. Includes comments from guests: former MP Roy Jenkins; Robin Day, broadcaster; Peter Walker, former Welsh...
South Africa and rebel players banned from cricket world cup (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Chairman of the International Cricket Council, Colin Cowdrey, on the decision to maintain the ban on South Africa from the forthcoming World Cup (although they have been allowed back into...
John Major prior to G7 London summit (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Prime Minister John Major addresses a Whitehall news conference on the issues to be discussed at the G7 economic summit in London next week including arms sales; role of the UN; GATT trade talks; economic...
Lib Dems launch citizens’ policy (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference with Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown launching his party’s policies on citizenship, and criticises the other major political parties for their citizenship charters as they don’t...
Marchioness disaster public inquiry demanded (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the lobbying of Parliament by families and friends of victims of the Marchioness disaster 2 years ago (Marchioness Action Group) to try and open a full public inquiry. Billy Gorman, chairman of the...
US lifts sanctions on South Africa (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on a press conference (with excerpts) by US President George H W Bush outlining the reasons for his lifting of US sanctions against South Africa and praising the country for its transformations in law...
Fraud cases rising (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Director of the Serious Fraud Office Barbara Mills on the increase in the number of fraud cases and their value, and on the type of cases they get and victims, what the public should look out...