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Manchester Olympic 2000 bid (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Speech
Report on the nations and cities put forward to host the 2000 summer Olympic Games and how the voting of the International Olympic Committee in Monte Carlo, Monaco might go. Speakers are Chairman of...
Sydney success for 2000 Summer Olympic Games (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report from the scene at Monte Carlo where the successful Sydney, Australia bid for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games is announced and on placings of the other bidders for the title of host city. Speakers are...
Paddy Ashdown on Manchester (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown’s keynote speech at the end of his Party conference in Torquay. He makes obvious references to crime and violence in the city which some say have harmed...
Keynote speech at Liberal Democrat conference (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on the keynote speech given by Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown at the closure of the party conference in Torquay. Speakers are Paddy Ashdown and reaction from unidentified party delegates. Kevin...
Police reforms over discipline (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on new governmental reforms for the police service surrounding discipline. The Police Federation is seeking legal advice for a judicial review. Speakers are Chairman of the Police Federation Richard...
Legal cannabis crop harvest (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the scene as the first legalised cannabis crop in the UK for fifty years is harvested by pharmaceutical company Hemcore Ltd in Great Dunmow, Essex. It is to be used as hemp. Speakers are Saffron...
Alabama train derailment kills 47 (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the derailment of an Amtrak train in a swamp area near Mobile, Alabama, USA killing 47 people as it headed for Miami, Florida from Los Angeles, California. Speakers are British survivors Scottish...
Alabama train disaster survivor (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Deeley interviews British survivor and a hero of the Alabama train derailment disaster Clifford Hurst from his hospital bed in Alabama. He speaks of his experience and speculates on what caused the...
Manchester loses 2000 Olympic bid (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chairman of Manchester 2000 Bob Scott about Manchester’s failure to secure the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, the second time they’ve lost a bid. He says he’s undecided over a future bid....
White males sentenced for Asian murder (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the sentencing of two white males Mark Lee, 22 and Ricky Lee, 19 over the racially motivated killing of Asian taxi driver Fiaz Mirza. Speakers are Fiaz Mirza’s family friend Abdul Hakim(?);...