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124 results found for '"George Matheson"' in Contributors.
Edwina Currie in NHS row (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
George Matheson reports on a row involving junior health minister, Edwina Currie, following a speech at a Conservative Party rally in Southampton. She suggested old people might cancel holidays and use the...
John Rees on Daniel Morgan inquest (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
An inquest jury has tonight recorded a verdict of unlawful killing in the case of private detective Daniel Morgan, who was found dead in his car outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham in South East...
Fergie gives birth (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
George Matheson reports on the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson giving birth to her first child, a girl, at the exclusive Portland Hospital with Prince Andrew, Duke of York and her mother by her side....
Paul Johnson on seal virus (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
A mystery virus has killed between seven and ten thousand seals from a population of sixteen thousand. Marine expert Dr Paul Johnson from Queen Mary’s College, London describes the effect of the virus on...
Ramstein air show disaster (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
George Matheson reports on an accident at a West German air show at the US Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, in which 67 spectators and 3 pilots died and 346 spectators sustained serious injuries in the...
Douglas Hurd on gun amnesty (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
George Matheson interview with Home Secretary Douglas Hurd at Canon Row Police Station, London, on the results of an amnesty for people illegally holding firearms. Londoners have handed in over 1,200 weapons...
Michael Williams murder - Credit card used same day (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Detective Superintendent Peter Wilton says that the Access card which was taken from Michael Williams after he was killed by a single karate chop to the neck was used in an Indian restaurant - the Arjun, in...
Westminster ribbon day (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech
George Matheson reports on Westminster Ribbon anti-drug award - Westminster Council’s anti-drugs campaign attended by Prince Edward in Covent Garden. Includes speech by Prince Edward; interviews with Cindy...
Metropolitan Police report (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
London’s police feel beleaguered, confused about the point of their work and divided among themselves, according to a report called A Force for Change, on the image of the Metropolitan Police, commissioned...
Kings Cross fire - Safety recommendations (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
After the Kings Cross underground fire, the head of the London Fire Brigade, Gerald Clarkson, talks to reporter George Matheson about means of alerting the fire service to emergencies. Tony Ritchie of the...