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Paddy Ashdown on local election results (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown says his party are the clear winners of the night after local elections. He says the Liberal Democrats are now the main opposition to both Labour Party and Conservative...
Portillo on local elections disappointment (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Treasury Secretary and Enfield MP Michael Portillo talks about the results of the local elections. He says the focus of the campaigns was local issues and although Conservative Party losses including Enfield...
Conservative leadership crisis (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Peter Russell reports from the House of Commons after an embarrassing Conservative Party defeat in local elections raises questions over a leadership challenge to Prime Minister John Major. John Carlisle...
Channel Tunnel opened by the Queen (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
David Kermode reports back to an unidentified male studio reporter on the opening of the Channel Tunnel. He explains Le Shuttle which aims at the car ferry market and the Eurostar service which aims at the...
Chunnel official opening (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Iain Ramage reports on the official opening of the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain by Queen Elizabeth II and Francois Mitterrand. Includes excerpts of Queen’s speech; Peter Kendall of European...
Mandela becomes South African president (1994)
- Genre
- Speech
Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses the crowds in Cape Town as Nelson Mandela becomes President of South Africa.
Mandela after election as president (1994)
- Genre
- Speech
Nelson Mandela addresses crowds outside the parliament building in Cape Town after being unanimously chosen to be the President of South Africa by the new Parliament. He speaks of unity and reconciliation.
Nelson Mandela elected President (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Catherine Adams reports from Johnannesburg as Nelson Mandela is voted to be the first democratically elected President of South Africa. Includes speech by Nelson Mandela on a balcony from which he can see...
Rwandan refugees poor conditions (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Aid worker Richard Young from Save the Children talks about the water and health problems facing the refugees from the Rwandan civil war. He describes what he saw in a rebel held town near the capital city...
Mandela inauguration as president (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Catherine Adams reports on the inauguration of South Africa’s new President Nelson Mandela at Pretoria’s Union Buildings and some of the notables present from around the world. Includes archive clip of...