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  1. Death of Guy the Gorilla (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Obituary; Vox pop

    Steve Harvey reports on the death of Guy the Gorilla, aged 32, at London Zoo. The report examines Guy’s life and popularity, and how his body is to be stuffed and sent to the Natural History Museum....

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  2. Guildford Four appeal (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    The relatives and MPs campaigning for the release of the four people accused of the Guildford and Woolwich bombings have given a cautious welcome to the announcement by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd that...

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  3. Brother praying as hostage released (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    The brother of Fadhil Leri(?), the 32 year-old Kuwaiti man released from the hijacked plane in Cyprus, says he was praying for his brother as the news of his release came through. Meanwhile, Kuwait’s offer...

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  4. Death of Guy the Gorilla (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Obituary

    Report on the death of Guy the Gorilla at London Zoo. Guy, aged 32, passed away after having an operation on his teeth. During his life more than 16 million people visited the gorilla, including the British...

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  5. British mercenary on work in Angola (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Technical

    Interview with Trevor John Edwards, a British mercenary working with the South African 32 Battalion, about his experiences of fighting against Angola. Includes technical discussion between two takes of the...

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  6. Carol Thatcher poll tax summons (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Press interview following a court appearance by the daughter of former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, over the late payment of her poll tax (community charge). Carol Thatcher received a court summons...

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  7. Russian defector revealed in obituary (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Nick Peters reports from Washington DC on the revelation of a Russian spy in his obituary yesterday in Russian military newspaper Red Star. Mikhail Orlov, a staff member of the KGB had grown up in Illinois...

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  8. 1980s news clips - Grenada invaded (1989)

    Genre
    Speech

    Broadcast by unidentified male American speaker after the invasion of Grenada by US forces (25/10/83). From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

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  9. London hospital closures risking lives (1995)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Vox pop

    Nick Woods reports on the proposed closure of four hospitals in London, to be voted on today by Parliament, and on the closure of Homerton Hospital in Hackney for 32 hours as it claimed it had no more beds...

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  10. First women ordained at Bristol (1994)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special

    Yesterday 32 women became the first to be ordained into the Church of England and this report by David Addis includes audio from the service conducted by the Bishop of Bristol, the Right Reverend Barry...

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