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39,247 results found for all records.
Dulwich Gallery seeks investment (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Sarah Lockett interviews Dulwich Art Gallery director Giles Waterfield as the gallery seeks an investor to aid running costs. Talks of criticism of this commercialisation, why they need the money and what...
New government think tank to battle crime (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews Home Office minister Michael Jack about a new think tank called the National Board for Crime Prevention created by the Government. It will include top industrialists and business...
Shetland oil spill (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
David Addis reports on the oil spill by the oil tanker MV Braer which was stricken in high winds off the Shetland Islands. On the cleanup, using possibly hazardous chemicals; visits by ministers; fears of...
Resident’s views of Moss Side estate in Manchester (1993)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Following the shooting of 14-year-old schoolboy Benji Stanley in Moss Side, Manchester unidentified parents voice their concerns over firearm violence in the area and say financial investment is needed,...
Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie dies (1993)
- Genre
- Obituary; Tribute
Jazz musician John Birks Dizzy Gillespie dies from cancer of the pancreas. Tributes to the legendary musician from singer Tony Bennett and comedian Bill Cosby. Paul Woodley looks back at his work and...
John Major mounts pressure on Saddam (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Prime Minister John Major interviewed following Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s refusal to comply with Western demands to remove anti-aircraft missiles from the no-fly zone in southern Iraq. Also...
Richard Branson win libel case over British Airways (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Virgin Airlines owner Richard Branson reacts following his court win over British Airways in which he won over 600,000 pounds in libel damages. He says British Airways resorted to unfair and illegal...
Saddam Hussein defies UN (1993)
- Genre
- Speech
UN Security Council President Yoshio Hatano warns Iraqi President Saddam Hussein after his refusal to comply with the UN and stop breaching the Gulf War ceasefire, after he entered Kuwait and seized weapons.
Royal leaks to press over marriage breakdown (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
The Guardian newspaper editor Peter Preston speaking about press coverage of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s) marriage breakdown. He alludes to the revelations in a...
Oil tanker breaks up off Shetlands (1993)
- Genre
- News report
Kevin Dunne(?) reports from the Shetland Islands on the MV Braer oil tanker breaking up following 2 nights of intense hurricane winds and high seas. The tanker had been stricken off the Scottish islands and...