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Sir Geoffrey Jackson on terrorism (1977)

Genre

Interview

Peter Sharp interviews British diplomat and writer Sir Geoffrey Jackson on terrorism after the rescue of hostages from a hijacking in Mogadishu, Somalia. He talks about how terrorists use television as a...

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Matthews Interview: Robert Kilroy-Silk MP (1981)

Mike Matthews talk to Robert Kilroy-Silk, born May 19, 1942, a British politician, independent Member of the European Parliament and famous for his television programme talk show Kilroy. He talks about his...

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Michael Hordern dies at 83 (1995)

Genre

Obituary; Interview

William Roncon reports on the death of British actor Michael Hordern, at 83. Hordern was known for being the voice of Paddington Bear, clips of which are included. Also archive interviews with Hordern...

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Assortment of Terry Thomas clips (1989)

Genre

Special

Assortment of clips from radio and television, featuring the actor Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens, better known as Terry-Thomas. 1: Victory Star Show - excerpt from BBC broadcast at the end of World War II. 2:...

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Funeral of Lady Isobel Barnett (1980)

Genre

News report; Speech; Interview; Tribute

Report on the funeral at St Mary Magdalene at Knighton near Leicester, of British radio and television personality Lady Isobel Barnett, following her death by suicide. Speakers include The Very Reverend Alan...

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Iraq rounds up foreigners (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

Iraq announces that up to 6,500 British and US nationals in Kuwait are being rounded up for their own safety. Includes the warning as broadcast in Kuwait by the BBC World Service. Response by British Foreign...

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Messages for John McCarthy (1989)

Genre

Special; Speech

British journalist John Patrick McCarthy was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad terrorists in Lebanon in April 1986. Here, his mother, father and friends deliver a series of messages to John, wishing him good health...

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Queen’s Christmas message (1990)

Genre

Speech

Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message broadcast to the nation and Commonweath. On British servicemen in the Gulf under threat of war following the unprovoked Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and on those being...

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Broadcast ban for terrorist organisations (1988)

Genre

Interview

? Murphy interviews Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on his announcement of a ban on British television and radio broadcasting of prescribed Northern Ireland organisations including Sinn Fein, IRA and Ulster...

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Donald MacCormick’s Yearbook 1995, Part 2 (1995)

Genre

Discussion; Interview; Special

Part two of Donald MacCormick’s Yearbook 1995 on News 97.3 looks back on the interviews and discussions on the programmes since June. With Chris Richards, a father who claims TV violence caused his son to...

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