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39 results found for '"Linda Duffin"' in Contributors.
Hurricane Gilbert - Mexico and Texas evacuate (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
A state of alert has been declared in Mexico as Hurricane Gilbert approaches. In Texas, the National Guard has been placed on stand-by and those living in low-lying homes evacuated â includes vox pop...
The Suzy Lamplugh Story - Mother’s reaction (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
In 1986, estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared after showing a Mr Kipper around a property in Fulham. Here her mother Diana Lamplugh, who founded the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, speaks to Linda Duffin about her...
Beethoven’s Tenth - Recreated symphony is aired (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music
Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony has received its first airing - played by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Beethoven died before its completion but Aberdeen University lecturer Barry Cooper has recreated...
Solicitor on Patrick Ryan affair (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Linda Duffin interview with Elio Malocco, solicitor for Patrick Ryan, whom the Belgian authorities refused to extradite to Britain despite accusations that he was an IRA gunrunner. He speaks about an...
John McCarthy birthday in captivity (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Linda Duffin reports on British hostage, John McCarthy, who has spent a third birthday (26 November) in captivity after being kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen in Beirut in April 1986. Includes appeals for news...
RSPCA members expelled (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the expulsion of five leading members of the RSPCA who were expelled by the charity’s ruling council after being found guilty of bringing the organisation into disrepute. The members are now...
Hijackers threaten to kill Kuwaiti royal (1988)
- Genre
- News report
The hijackers of Kuwait Airways Flight 422 have threatened to kill a member of the Kuwaiti royal family if their demands are not met. The situation is highly volatile, but the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber...
Lesbians interrupt BBC news (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Linda Duffin reports on a protest at BBC Television Centre after four women breached security and disrupted the Six O’Clock News. The protest was against the implementation of the UK Government’s...
High Court ruling on Cavendish spy book (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Linda Duffin reports on the decision of The Observer and the Sunday Times to go ahead today with the publication of the latest controversial spy memoirs, Inside Intelligence, by former MI6 officer, Anthony...
Margaret Thatcher landmark (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report by Linda Duffin on a press conference (excerpts heard) outside No. 10, Downing Street, London (03/01/88), featuring UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, on the event of her becoming Britain’s...