Manchester Olympic 2000 bid

Title

Manchester Olympic 2000 bid

Genre

News report; Speech; Special

TX Date

23 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

Report on the nations and cities put forward to host the 2000 summer Olympic Games and how the voting of the International Olympic Committee in Monte Carlo, Monaco might go. Speakers are Chairman of Manchester 2000 Bob Scott; UK Prime Minister John Major; Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating; Princess Anne, Princess Royal. Also includes excerpt of Manchester bid video. Peter Deeley reports. For Angela Rippon FM Drivetime show. On LBC Newstalk.

Contributors

Princess Anne; John Major; Peter Deeley; Paul Keating; Bob Scott; LBC Newstalk

Keywords

Australia; Sport; Sports competitions; UK; Athletics; Manchester; Olympic games; Royal family; Royalty; Sydney; Drivetime (radio programme)

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