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  1. Michael Manley on West Indies cricket (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Former Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley has written the book A History of West Indies Cricket. He defends the teams’ use of fast bowling exploited by manager Clive Lloyd and implemented by captain...

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  2. Windrush anniversary service at Southwark Cathedral (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Gareth Furby reports on a service at Southwark Cathedral in London celebrating the fourtieth anniversary of the arrival of the ship carrying Britain’s first five hundred Jamaican immigrants. The SS...

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  3. Hurricane Gilbert wrecks Jamaica (1988)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on the devastation following Hurricane Gilbert in Jamaica. 17 were reported dead at this stage (final total 341). Homelessness, lack of power and clean water and looting are major problems. Male...

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  4. Hurricane Gilbert - Mexico and Texas evacuate (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    A state of alert has been declared in Mexico as Hurricane Gilbert approaches. In Texas, the National Guard has been placed on stand-by and those living in low-lying homes evacuated – includes vox pop...

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  5. Hurricane Gilbert strikes Jamaica (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Bob and Carol Redwood from Greenwich, London recount their experiences of Hurricane Gilbert, which struck Jamaica whilst they were on holiday - they say that once it had passed, there was looting. Female...

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  6. Rachel Manley on the Edna Manley diaries (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Syd Burke interviews Rachel Manley, granddaughter of sculptor, Edna Manley, about the publication of her grandmother’s diaries which cover the years 1939 to her death in 1987. Edna Manley was the was the...

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  7. Jamaican death sentence reprieve (1993)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the death penalty in Jamaica and other Commonwealth countries. Two Jamaican men sentenced to death have been granted a reprieve. A committee of seven Law Lords at the Privy Council in London ruled...

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  8. Funeral of Joy Gardner (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report from the funeral of Joy Gardner, who collapsed and died after a struggle with police and immigration officials who were trying to deport her. The Reverend Eric Brown presides over the service, and...

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  9. Police to aim drugs crackdown on Yardie community (1994)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on UK police concern over criminal activity, particularly drug dealing, by Jamaican Yardies. Detective Chief Superintendent John Brennan of Scotland Yard, present at a conference of the Association of...

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