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Alliance policy document redraft (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Rowley reports on a controversial policy document produced by the two leaders of the SDP â Liberal Alliance, Robert Maclennan and David Steel. They were forced to redraft their strategy paper...
NUM leadership election (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Everard Davy reports on the battle between John Walsh and Arthur Scargill for the leadership of the NUM. Includes interviews with both candidates. Broadcast on Radio Hallam.
Harvey Ross extradited (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
John Shires reports on the extradition of runaway bullion dealer Harvey Ross (aka Michael Ross) from Uruguay back to Britain. He’s facing fifty-two offences of theft and deception. Interviews with Peter...
Violence in Israel (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Peter Allen-Frost reports from Jerusalem on violence including a Palestinian being shot dead in the Gaza Strip on a day Palestinian organisers had declared a Memorial Day for Martyrs, to honour the 37 Arabs...
Maureen Paleschi jailed for heroin smuggling (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a tearful Marion Arnold, sister of Maureen Paleschi who’s been sentenced to 25 years hard labour in Egypt, for smuggling £3million worth of heroin into Cairo. She says her sister won’t...
Sara Keays on daughter’s epilepsy (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sara Keays, the former mistress of Energy Secretary, Cecil Parkinson, about her daughter, four-year-old Flora being rushed rushed to hospital in Bath after suffering from epilepsy...
Anti-abortion rally in London (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
John Taylor reports on a rally by the Christian anti-abortion group, CARE, at the Albert Hall, London, in support of the MP David Alton’s attempt to change the abortion laws. Includes interview with David...
Thomas Sopwith 100th birthday (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Tommy Sopwith, son of Sir Thomas Sopwith, inventor of the First World War fighter plane, the Camel who is 100 today. On some of his early racing flights in 1910/11; invention and construction...
Prince Edward joins theatre company (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Lisa Hampele reports on news that Prince Edward is to join Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Theatre company as a production assistant. Includes interview with Bridget Hayward, director; vox pop with...
Labour Listens campaign launch (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Murphy interviews party leader, Neil Kinnock, as the Labour Party launches its Labour Listens campaign as part of its search for new policy ideas.They’ll be holding meetings throughout the country to...