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Israeli suicide bomb victims’ funeral (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Funeral in Israel for those killed in the weekend’s suicide bomb attacks. No commentary; sobs; earth falling on coffins and gun salute heard.
Aftermath of Israeli bomb attack (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Israeli talks with the Palestinians have been cancelled in the wake of the recent suicide bomb attacks. Daniel Shek is a spokesman at the Israeli foreign ministry. Graham Leach asked him what the mood was in...
Cuba shoots down US planes (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
The UN security council has met in emergency session to discuss the shooting down by the Cuban air force of two civilian American planes of the Brothers to the Rescue exile group who help refugees flee the...
Al Fayed British citizenship claims fail (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mohammed Al Fayed and his brother Ali have lost their legal battle to become British citizens. A High Court judge refused to grant them a judicial review but said the government’s decision to turn down...
Future for the Flying Scotsman (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nick Wood looks at the future of Britain’s best loved locomotive, the Flying Scotsman, which has been waiting at the old Southall railway depot for repairs, where he tries to catch a glimpse of it. Speaks...
Drug dealers should lose council houses (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Convicted drug dealers living in council houses or flats should be evicted according to Home Office minister Tom Sackville. Jeff Collins reports with vox pop of council estate residents and interview with...
London’s underground worst in world? (1996)
- Genre
- Discussion; Vox pop
The London Tube is the worst underground system in the world according to Labour MP Denis MacShane who has written to management complaining of overcrowding, particularly at Heathrow, dirty stations and lack...
Relaxed day in Parliament (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Parliamentary correspondent Robert Allen reports on proceedings in Parliament following yesterday’s narrow vote on the Scott Report into sale of arms to Iraq, won by the government by just one vote. The...
Increase in 999 calls (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
London’s policemen say they’re pleased to be getting more 999 calls than ever before, partly due to more people having mobile phones. Dominic Waghorn visits a radio control room in Marylebone Police...
Steven Norris on virtues of rail privatisation (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Steven Norris, Transport Minister for London, on the alleged benefits of the Conservative Government’s rail privatisation programme and on the proposed London Thameslink 2000 project.