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Cash crisis for elderly care on Isle of Wight (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Malcolm Brown reports on the cash crisis faced by Isle of Wight residential care homes that means elderly patients are not being discharged from hospital. The Government and local council are blaming each...
USA no longer to enforce Bosnian arms embargo (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chris Chambers reports on the USA’s decision to withdraw its warships and cease to enforce the arms embargo on Bosnian Muslims in place since the start of the war in the former Yugoslavia. Reaction from...
Dissatisfaction precedes Parliamentary opening (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Chris Chambers reports on dissatisfaction prior to the next session of Parliament opening as the Government will announce a U-turn on privatisation of the Post Office, and Conservative Party rightwingers are...
Damon Hill loses championship by a point (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Chris Chambers reports on Damon Hill missing out on the Formula 1 World Championship title by one point to Michael Schumacher in a dramatic final race in Australia. Schumacher crashed out taking Hill with...
Match-fixing allegations against Grobbelaar (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Bruce Grobbelaar, whom the Sun and Today newspapers have accused of match-fixing whilst he was goalkeeper at Liverpool Football Club. Speaking from Zimbabwe prior to their match against Zaire...
Remembrance Day service in London (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Music; Vox pop
Jeff Collins reports from the annual Remembrance Day service in central London. Includes band music, cannons sounding for the end of the silence, and buglers playing the Last Post; vox pop with public...
John Major launches National Lottery (1994)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt of Prime Minister, John Major speech launching the National Lottery at the Tower of London this morning. He says it will be a big boost to good causes including charities, the arts and sports.
National Lottery launches (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Victoria Smith reports on the launch of the National Lottery, the first tickets for which went on sale yesterday. Includes interviews with David Rigg, Camelot (the company running lottery) on sales and...
John Major on Northern Ireland peace talks (1994)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt of speech by Prime Minister, John Major at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at the Mansion House, announcing exploratory peace talks before Christmas between the UK Government and Sinn Fein and loyalist...
John Major on Northern Ireland peace process (1994)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt of speech by Prime Minister John Major at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at the Mansion House, on the Northern Ireland peace process. Calls for weapons decommissioning and an end to violence by extremist...