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MV Braer oil tanker spill off Shetland Islands (1993)
- Genre
- News report
Local reporter Jonathan Wills says he fears bad weather will hamper efforts to contain the oil spill from the Liberian-registered MV Braer oil tanker which is carrying 85,000 tonnes of crude oil and has run...
Oil tanker spill off Shetlands (1993)
- Genre
- News report
Phil Edwards reports from the scene on efforts to reduce pollution and save the Shetland Islands from 85,000 tonnes of crude oil pouring from the stricken BV Braer oil tanker which are being hampered by...
Salvage team for Shetlands oil spill named (1993)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Andreas Scott Hansen, spokesman for the MV Braer tanker operators Canadian Ultramar Ltd tells reporters how they have enlisted Smit International to salvage and remove the wreak and its oil to limit the...
Oil tanker spill off Shetlands (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports on the cleanup operation and pollution effects beginning to be seen from an oil-slick from the MV Braer tanker carrying 85,000 tonnes of crude oil that was stricken off the Shetland...
Rudolf Nureyev on how he wants to be remembered (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev before his recent death from a wasting illnes in a Paris hospital (beleived to be AIDS related) speaking about how he would like to be remembered. Audio is unclear, slightly...
Ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev dies (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
John Percival, The Times dance critic pays tribute after the death of ballet legend and his personal friend Rudolf Nureyev in a Paris hospital at the age of 54 (believed to be from AIDS-related illness).
George Bush on US military role (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on a speech (excerpts heard) by outgoing US President George H.W. Bush to cadets at the West Point military academy on the US military role and where the military option is appropriate,...
London County Hall to be hotel complex (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
London’s County Hall, the former Greater London Council (GLC) headquarters is to be utilised as a hotel and entertainments complex after being bought by Japanese group Shirayama. Angela Rippon interviews...
IRA bombs London stores (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Deeley reports on IRA bombs in stores in London and interviews Jonathan White, manager of Dillons Bookshop on the Strand, one of the shops involved. No one was hurt. The 3 other shops on Oxford Street...
Oil spill off Shetlands (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Transport Secretary John MacGregor on the MV Braer oil tanker spill off the Shetland Islands. Talks of the cleanup procedure; the possibility the disaster could have been avoided and problems...