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  1. Kuwait Airways hijacking - Mother of hostage (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Beryl Beeston, the mother of British flight engineer Neil Beeston, talks about her concerns after her son was taken hostage on Kuwait Airways Flight 221 (hijacked en route from Kuwait City to Karachi and...

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  2. Newsrevue (1984)

    Genre
    Special

    LBC’s Newsrevue satirical radio show with a cast including Rory Bremner (others not identified). Includes sketches on the miners strike; new neighbourhood watch scheme; criticism of USA for the CIA’s...

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  3. Life for Kashmiri murderers (1985)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the murder of diplomat Ravindra Mhatre in 1984, who was kidnapped from his Birmingham home and murdered by two terrorists from Kashmir (Abdul Raja and Mohammad Riaz) who have now been sentenced to...

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  4. Ronald Reagan at 40th anniversary of UN General Assembly (1985)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Speech by US President Ronald Reagan to mark the 40th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. He speaks about his vision for the future, the differences between East and West,...

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  5. Benazir Bhutto leaves Britain for Pakistan (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report describing Benazir Bhutto leaving Britain, where she was in exile, and returning to Pakistan. Includes press conference with her saying she believes it is the right time to return to Pakistan; does...

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  6. Karachi hijacking (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    A British survivor of the Karachi hijacking describes what happened on the plane, his feelings and how one of the terrorists posed as a passenger following the end of the hijackingbefore being spotted....

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  7. Karachi hijack (1986)

    Genre
    Press conference; Speech

    Statement by Pakistani spokesman (not identified) on the identity of the groups claiming responsibility for the Karachi plane hijacking and questions put to Colonel Gaddafi of Libya on possible involvement...

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  8. David Waddington on child deportation case (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Home Office minister David Waddington on the case of a young boy who was born in Pakistan and adopted outside official procedures, and who had faced deportation back to his country. He will now be able to...

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  9. Pakistani air marshal on ending plane hijack (1986)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Press conference with Air Marshal Kershid Anwar Mirza describing events at the end of the hijacking of a plane at Karachi, Pakistan, including lights going off accidentally inside the plane and commandos...

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  10. Rajiv Gandhi on Karachi plane hijack (1986)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi on the Karachi plane hijack. He says Pakistani security forces bungled the operation and are encouraging hijackers by failing to bring their trials to a conclusion.

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