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Miscarriages of justice inquiry (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the judicial inquiry (May inquiry) into the wrongful imprisonment of the Maguire Seven, Guildford Four and Birmingham Six in which the Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd gave evidence. Hurd comments....
German fishermen missing off Scotland (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Coastguard spokesman Phil White on the operation to find 16 missing German crewmen after their fishing boat sank West of Scotland. Male interviewer not identified.
Judge James Pickles on prostitution legality (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former Judge James Pickles on the resignation of Sir Allan Green, DPP, after he was caught kerbcrawling in Kings Cross by police, and discusses the idea of legalising prostitution. Richard...
Canary Wharf construction (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Peter Plisner reports back from the radio car from Canary Wharf, which is under construction and has been visited by Prime Minister John Major and Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine today. With comment...
John McCarthy thanksgiving service (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report from a special thanksgiving service at St Bride’s, Fleet Street, London for the return of Beirut hostage John McCarthy. Includes music; speeches from John McCarthy (reading poem); former Archbishop...
Tobacco advertising banned on television (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Ritchie, the man behind the famous Hamlet Cigar advert, on the EC ban on television tobacco advertising. James Bays interviews.
Halcion sleeing pills banned in Britain (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Chairman of the Government’s Committee on the Safety of Medicines Professor William Asscher, onthe banning of the sleeping pill Halcion and other drugs containing triazolam, and the side...
Cabinet meet after delaying election (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Rowley reports from Downing Street on a Cabinet meeting following leaks to newspapers of the decision not to have a general election in the autumn. Includes interview with Conservative Party chairman...
Soviet winter food aid (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference from British Prime Minister John Major, following talks with European Commission President Jacques Delors agreeing food aid and humanitarian assistance for the Soviet Union this winter. The...
Labour conference (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report from the Labour Party conference in Brighton with speeches by transport spokesman John Prescott on public transport; David Blunkett criticising Conservative Party and on local taxation. Peter Russell...