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Report on the reaction to a letter to The Times newspaper (19/11/81) by John McCarthy, Governor of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in London, in which he described the prison as being like a penal dustbin. Speakers...
Report from Wormwood Scrubs prison in London, about prison conditions and administration. Speakers include unidentified male prisoners; Martin Boulter(?), Assistant Governor; Gill Jones, chairman of the...
Unidentified male British ambassador to Beirut (presumably John Gray) interviewed (at Buckingham Palace?) on the British hostages being held in the Lebanon, including John McCarthy and Alec Collett, and his...
Appeal by Sheila McCarthy, mother of British journalist John McCarthy who is being held hostage in Lebanon. She calls upon the hostage takers to find humanity and treat her son well and release him soon.
Report on a press conference by special envoy Terry Waite in which he warned that the US arms sales to Iran affair could harm the position of the hostages whose release he is trying to secure in Lebanon....
The girlfriend of hostage John McCarthy, Jill Morrell, speaks to press about the situation surrounding his capture and imprisonment in the Lebanon and on the disappearance of Terry Waite. Morrell says the...
A vigil is being held in St Bride’s church on Fleet Street for Lebanon hostage John McCarthy, a year after his capture. His girlfriend Jill Morrell says she believes he is still alive and having spoken to...
One year after his capture the friends and family of Beirut hostage John McCarthy have held a twelve hour vigil at St Bride’s church in Fleet Street. Report on the service and interview with Rector Canon...
Following a secret mission by John Lyttle, an envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, he hopes that Terry Waite may be released. He says that the Syrians would like to bring about the release of hostages with...
Report on the release of French hostage Jean Louis Normandin after being held in Beirut for 12 months. Includes interview with him at his flat in Paris including his thoughts on British hostage John McCarthy...
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