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39,247 results found for all records.
London Underground cuts jobs and trains to cover financial losses (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the financial situation of London Underground. The introduction of ticket machines means a reduction in jobs at the stations, and there will also be a reduced number of trains at...
NHS in London struggles with financial security (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Health authorities in London have been asked to present their financial figures. The Government is preparing to deal with Gulf War casualties as well as people on their home turf. Female reporter not...
US Navy to close submarine base at Holy Loch, Argyll (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
The US Army is to close the Holy Loch submarine base in Argyll, Scotland. This is being seen as a double-edged sword for those living in the town of Dunoon - it means economic readjustment but also a removal...
Virginia Bottomley issues cold weather warning (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
As temperatures plummet, Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley issues practical advice on keeping warm; Damart thermal underwear manufacturer spokesman Jim Crosby advises on choice of fabrics to wear; members...
John Major on IRA bombing of Downing Street (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Prime Minister John Major gives a wide-ranging interview on the IRA bombing of Downing Street, including safety issues for politicians, and the Gulf War, interest rates, inflation and the state of the...
John Major enjoys a full English breakfast (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker tells how Prime Minister John Major came into the cafe in which he works and ate a full English breakfast. Interviewer not heard.
Cold weather hits services (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
As freezing weather and snow cause problems with public transport and utilities, Labour Transport spokesman John Prescott expresses his frustration; British Rail spokesman John Ellis speaks in the...
John Taylor is Cheltenham’s Tory candidate (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Tim Webb reports from Cheltenham on the announcement of black candidate John Taylor as the Conservative’s PPC. Cheltenham’s Conservative Party Chair, Monica Drinkwater, announces the result of the vote;...
State of the Union address (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
US President, George H. W. Bush delivers an address before a joint session of Congress on the State of the Union, 29/01/91. Topics include the Gulf War, the Soviet Union, AIDS, child care, the national...
Michael Parkinson show (1991)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in
Austin Mitchell stands in on the Michael Parkinson Show on LBC Newstalk and interviews guest crime novelist Baroness P.D. James, whose latest book, Devices and Desires, is coming to the television screen...