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Reaction to prison governor’s letter (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the reaction to a letter to The Times newspaper (19/11/81) by John McCarthy, Governor of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in London, in which he described the prison as being like a penal dustbin. Speakers...
Prison conditions in Wormwood Scrubs (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from Wormwood Scrubs prison in London, about prison conditions and administration. Speakers include unidentified male prisoners; Martin Boulter(?), Assistant Governor; Gill Jones, chairman of the...
British Ambassador in Lebanon on hostages (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male British ambassador to Beirut (presumably John Gray) interviewed (at Buckingham Palace?) on the British hostages being held in the Lebanon, including John McCarthy and Alec Collett, and his...
Appeal by mother of John McCarthy (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
Appeal by Sheila McCarthy, mother of British journalist John McCarthy who is being held hostage in Lebanon. She calls upon the hostage takers to find humanity and treat her son well and release him soon.
Arms to Iran affair affects Beirut hostages (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference by special envoy Terry Waite in which he warned that the US arms sales to Iran affair could harm the position of the hostages whose release he is trying to secure in Lebanon....
Jill Morrell on John McCarthy being taken hostage (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
The girlfriend of hostage John McCarthy, Jill Morrell, speaks to press about the situation surrounding his capture and imprisonment in the Lebanon and on the disappearance of Terry Waite. Morrell says the...
John McCarthy now held hostage for one year (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
A vigil is being held in St Bride’s church on Fleet Street for Lebanon hostage John McCarthy, a year after his capture. His girlfriend Jill Morrell says she believes he is still alive and having spoken to...
John McCarthy vigil one year after taken hostage (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
One year after his capture the friends and family of Beirut hostage John McCarthy have held a twelve hour vigil at St Bride’s church in Fleet Street. Report on the service and interview with Rector Canon...
Hope for hostages increased by John Lyttle mission (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Following a secret mission by John Lyttle, an envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, he hopes that Terry Waite may be released. He says that the Syrians would like to bring about the release of hostages with...
French hostage Jean Louis Normandin released from Beirut (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the release of French hostage Jean Louis Normandin after being held in Beirut for 12 months. Includes interview with him at his flat in Paris including his thoughts on British hostage John McCarthy...