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32 results found for '"French"' in Keywords.
Thatcher talks to European Parliament (1981)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate; Technical
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses the European Parliament, as head of government of the member state occupying the Presidency of the EEC, to report back on a European Council meeting in...
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Broadcasts in various languages from Vatican Radio announcing and describing the attempted assassination and wounding of Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City...
Exam papers stolen from London University (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on an investigation by Scotland Yard into the removal of A-level French examination papers from the University of London Exam Centre amid allegations that stolen papers are being sold for one hundred...
French hygiene report (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a survey produced by the French Research Centre for Applied Hygiene on the cleanliness standards of the French people. Male reporter not identified. Audio quality poor and level low.
French explosives row during Mitterrand visit (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the planting of explosives by a security official at the French ambassador’s residence in central London, in order to test British security cover during the visit of President Francois Mitterrand...
NewsRevue (1984)
- Genre
- Special
NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, her husband Denis Thatcher and son Mark Thatcher; Labour MP Tony...
President Mitterrand visits Britain (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the visit of French President Francois Mitterrand to Dartmouth, where he was billeted during World War Two. Includes comment from local police chief Freddie Cornwall and Navy navigator David...
French anti-Thatcher pop song and English response (1986)
- Genre
- Music; News report
Report on a controversial French pop song written about UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Includes an English song composed in response, commissioned by IRN from Instant Sunshine: Jeremy Nicholas’s...
Freed French hostage calls for release of Britons (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the visit of freed French hostage Jean-Paul Kauffman to London at the invitation of the Friends of John McCarthy. Includes Kauffman speaking via translator- says the British ought...
Fernando Rey life and work (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews Spanish actor Fernando Rey on his role and the film Hotel Dux Paradis directed by Hannah Bokova(?); his early life and exile from Spain after the Civil War; working with women...