Lord Mayor’s Show is a peaceful success

Title

Lord Mayor’s Show is a peaceful success

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

12 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:45

Description

Robert Allen reports from the Lord Mayor’s annual show parade in London and on this year’s Lord Mayor, Christopher Walford. Includes vox pop with members of the crowd; interviews with Charles Owen, City of London Police press officer, on security for the show, which passed off peacefully, following the IRA breaking their ceasefire by shooting dead Post Office worker Frank Kerr in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland; Dominic Reed(?), Pageant Master for the event.

Contributors

Robert Allen; Charles Owen; Dominic Reed(?)

Keywords

London; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Police; IRA; Homicide; Security; City of London; Lord Mayors; Parades; County Down; Newry; Frank Kerr; Christopher Walford; Ceremonial positions

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