File 2 - Torture

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Reference code

GUA/9/1/1/17/2

Title

Torture

Date(s)

  • September 1992 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

Part of 1 umatic, part of 2 VHS, part of 1 mov (1.73 GB), part of 2 mp4 (20.6 MB and 24.9 MB)

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Three copies of a black and white advert, with sound, advertising the publication of exclusive extracts from the book of Brian Keenan in the Guardian. Brian Keenan was kidnapped and held hostage for four and half years in Beriut. The advert shows a man being bound, gagged and tied into a sack. The advert ends with a copies of the Guardian and Guardian Weekend being shown.

Commentary: "Read his story, this Saturday in the new Weekend Guardian".

Strapline: 'The Weekend.'

a). Duration: 22 seconds. The adverts starts at 02.39 on the mov file.

b). Duplicate of a). Duration: 22 seconds. The adverts starts at 01.14 on the mp4 file.

c). Duplicate of a). Duration: 22 seconds. The adverts starts at 00.37 on the mp4 file.

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

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Access via GNM Digital Repository.

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      Open

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      Existence and location of originals

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      Related units of description

      a). Umatic and mov file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/13b, GUA/9/1/1/14b, GUA/9/1/1/15b
      GUA/9/1/1/16/1b, GUA/9/1/1/17/1a, GUA/9/1/1/18/1a, GUA/9/1/1/19a, GUA/9/1/1/20a, GUA/9/1/1/21/1a and GUA/9/1/1/21/2a.

      b). VHS and mp4 file also include the Guardian advert GUA/9/1/1/1/17/1b.

      c). VHS and mp4 file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/16/3b and GUA/9/1/1/17/1c.

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      Alternative identifier(s)

      Alternative reference number

      GAD/17

      Alternative reference number

      GAD/24

      Alternative reference number

      GAD/31

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