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  1. Jack Slipper reacts to Ronnie Biggs abduction (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Telephone interview with Detective Chief Superintendent Jack Slipper on the abduction of Ronnie Biggs. The convicted train robber was kidnapped in Brazil and taken to Barbados in a failed effort to extradite...

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  2. Ronnie Biggs on his abduction in Rio (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Ronnie Biggs on the moment he was kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro. Biggs was kidnapped on 18/03/81 by a British gang led by John Miller, before being taken to Barbados. He is interviewed at the airport on his...

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  3. Ronnie Biggs released in Barbados (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on train robber Ronnie Biggs and the unsuccessful attempt made to extradite him from Barbados. Includes an interview by Paul Cable who speaks to Ronald Leslie, who helped Biggs escape from Wandsworth...

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  4. Rocky Ryan on release of Ronnie Biggs (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Telephone interview with Michael (Rocky) Ryan, who says he is a close friend of Ronnie Biggs and is overwhelmed by the release of his friend. He also claims to be a former SAS man and denies reports that...

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  5. Mudslides in Rio leave 75 dead (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Justin Corrigan interviews Marcio Moreira Alves, the Under-Secretary of State for Rio de Janeiro and the man responsible for international help, on floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains which have...

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  6. Paul McCartney on his record-breaking Rio de Janeiro concert (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Two weeks ago, Paul McCartney set a new world record. On the third leg of his Get Back concert tour he played to 184,000 people at the world’s biggest football stadium in Rio de Janeiro. It was the largest...

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  7. Environment and recycling (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Prior to the UN Earth Summit in Rio this June Peter Plisner presents a report on global warming, energy efficiency and recycling. With comment from leading environmentalist Jonathon Porritt; Penny Walker,...

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  8. UK won’t sign biodiversity treaty yet (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    British junior environment minister David Maclean says biodiversity is important but explains why Britain will not yet be signing up at the Rio Earth Summit to a treaty which protects species. Interviewer...

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  9. Rio street children project (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Ahead of the UN Earth Summit opening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tomorrow Clayre Gribben visits the San Martino Children’s Project. Death squads kill the street children of Rio to clean up the streets and...

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  10. UN Earth summit opening address (1992)

    Genre
    Speech

    Secretary General of the UN Dr Boutros Boutros-Ghali opens the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil emphasizing the importance of the summit and cooperation from all countries involved.

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