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25 results found for '"Nigel Dearing"' in Contributors.
London ambulance dispute (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The ambulance dispute over wages continues with police manning makeshift ambulances, Nigel Dearing reports. London Police Federation spokesman Mike Bennett does not want the public to blame the police if...
John McCarthy advertisements banned by IBA (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on the Christmas-time advertisements made by the Friends of John McCarthy, a British journalist being held hostage in the Lebanon, and why they have been banned by the Independent...
Death of Andrei Sakharov (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute; Obituary
Nigel Dearing reports on the death of Soviet disssident, Dr Andrei Sakharov. The report looks at his life, his work on nuclear physics, and his political dissidence. Fellow dissident, Vladimir Bukovsky talks...
Vladimir Bukovsky on the death of Andrei Sakharov (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute; Obituary
Soviet political dissident, Vladimir Bukovsky talks to Nigel Dearing about the late Dr Andrei Sakharov’s impact on the opposition of the Soviet Union, his best achievements, and his influence in the country.
Pensioner dies during ambulance strikes (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nigel Dearing reports for the Talkback breakfast show on a call by health union NUPE for all Army ambulances replacing regular crews during the ambulance workers strike to be taken off the streets of London...
Lech Walesa, Solidarity leader, visits UK (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Nigel Dearing interviews Marek Garztecki, former director of the Solidarity information office in London, about the first visit of Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa to the UK, in his unofficial role as...
Douglas Hurd on Beirut hostage situation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Nigel Dearing reports on a statement by new Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd (excerpt heard) on the Beirut hostages John McCarthy and Terry Waite after meeting with their relatives. The government is still not...
Ambulance dispute - Army reaction (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on the repercussions of the ambulance workers’ dispute. Army ambulance crews have spent the night answering emergency calls across London. They were ordered onto the streets after...
Channel Tunnel rail link postponed (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
Nigel Dearing reports from Trafalgar Square on the demonstration in protest at the delay over the high speed rail link with the Channel Tunnel as the government has refused to subsidise an expensive but...
Channel Tunnel rail link postponed (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on British Rail’s decision to postpone its proposal for the high speed rail link with the Channel Tunnel, after the government made it clear it would not subsidise from public funds...