Robert Maxwell death

Title

Robert Maxwell death

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech; Parliamentary debate; News bulletin

TX Date

5 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

16.00 IRN news bulletin on 05/11/91 read by Philip Cottrell focusing on the disappearance at sea of newspaper proprietor Robert Maxwell. It’s believed the tycoon fell overboard from his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine in the Atlantic off the coast of Tenerife. Includes statement by Mirror Group spokesman Charles Wilson; comment by deputy financial editor Robin Amlot on the effect of the news on Maxwell Communications and Mirror Group shares; look back on his life by James Bays; archive press speech by Maxwell. (Also includes Parliamentary speech by PM John Major on monetary union).

Contributors

Robert Maxwell; John Major; James Bays; Robin Amlot; Philip Cottrell; Charles Wilson

Keywords

Deaths; Newspapers; Daily Mirror; Mass media; Publishers; Europe; Boats; Yachts; Share dealing; Robert Maxwell; Tenerife; Business people; Newspaper publishing; Maxwell Communications Corporation; Mirror Group Newspapers; Lady Ghislaine; International monetary sytems

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